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Non-Unit Fractions is a free printable Grade 3 math worksheet on several parts of a partitioned whole, aligned to Common Core standard 3.NF.A.1. It prints 7 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 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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Non-Unit Fractions

3.NF.A.1

NameDate

Shade the fraction shown.

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

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

Answer key — Non-Unit Fractions

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.5 of 8 equal parts
  2. 2.2 of 8 equal parts
  3. 3.3 of 8 equal parts
  4. 4.2 of 3 equal parts
  5. 5.2 of 4 equal parts
  6. 6.4 of 6 equal parts
  7. 7.2 of 6 equal parts

Questions about Non-Unit Fractions

What does the Non-Unit Fractions worksheet cover?

It practices several parts of a partitioned whole — 7 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 students is “Shade the fraction shown”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Non-Unit Fractions practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.1 — 3.NF.A.1, under Number & Operations — Fractions 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?

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

Does Non-Unit Fractions come with an answer key?

Yes. All 7 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 Non-Unit Fractions can I print?

25 versions, of which 24 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.

Is Non-Unit Fractions free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Non-Unit Fractions, 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.

More practice for 3.NF.A.1

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

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