Two Names for the Shaded Part is a free printable Grade 3 math worksheet on seeing that 2/4 and 1/2 shade the same amount, aligned to Common Core standard 3.NF.A.3. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 16 of them with different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
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Write two fractions for each shaded part.
LessonPrint · 3.NF.A.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
It practices seeing that 2/4 and 1/2 shade the same amount — 4 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3.NF.A.3: Recognize equivalent fractions and compare fractions. The instruction to students is “Write two fractions for each shaded part”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.3 — 3.NF.A.3, under Number & Operations — Fractions for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
Two Names for the Shaded Part is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3.NF.A.3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Yes. All 4 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
25 versions, of which 16 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Yes. Two Names for the Shaded Part, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Recognize equivalent fractions and compare fractions.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3.NF.A.3 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.