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Unit Fractions — Shade the Bar is a free printable Grade 3 maths worksheet on one part of an equally partitioned whole, aligned to Common Core standard 3.NF.A.1. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils 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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Unit Fractions — Shade the Bar

3.NF.A.1

NameDate

Shade the fraction shown.

1.Shade 1/3
2.Shade 3/6
3.Shade 1/6
4.Shade 5/8
5.Shade 2/4
6.Shade 3/4
7.Shade 3/8
8.Shade 2/6

LessonPrint · 3.NF.A.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Unit Fractions — Shade the Bar

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1 of 3 equal parts
  2. 2.3 of 6 equal parts
  3. 3.1 of 6 equal parts
  4. 4.5 of 8 equal parts
  5. 5.2 of 4 equal parts
  6. 6.3 of 4 equal parts
  7. 7.3 of 8 equal parts
  8. 8.2 of 6 equal parts

Questions about Unit Fractions — Shade the Bar

What does the Unit Fractions — Shade the Bar worksheet cover?

It practises one part of an equally partitioned whole — 8 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3.NF.A.1: Understand what the top and bottom numbers of a fraction mean. The instruction to pupils is “Shade the fraction shown”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Unit Fractions — Shade the Bar practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.1 — 3.NF.A.1, in the Number & Operations — Fractions domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Understand a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Unit Fractions — Shade the Bar is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3.NF.A.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Unit Fractions — Shade the Bar come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 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.

How many different versions of Unit Fractions — Shade the Bar can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Unit Fractions — Shade the Bar free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Unit Fractions — Shade the Bar, 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.

Is there a lesson plan to teach 3.NF.A.1?

Yes — “Understanding Unit Fractions” is a 45-minute Grade 3 plan for 3.NF.A.1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Unit Fractions — Shade the Bar is the practice that follows it.

More practice for 3.NF.A.1

Understand what the top and bottom numbers of a fraction mean.

Teaching this next? Understanding Unit Fractions is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3.NF.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.