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Make a Line Plot of Fractions is a free printable Grade 5 math worksheet on plotting measurements in halves, quarters and eighths, aligned to Common Core standard 5.MD.B.2. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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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Make a Line Plot of Fractions

5.MD.B.2

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Draw the line plot.

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1/81/43/81/25/83/47/81
Lengths of shells, in inches: 1/4, 1/4, 3/8, 1/4, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/8, 1/8, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1/2. Draw an X above the line for each one.
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1/81/43/81/25/83/47/81
Lengths of ribbon pieces, in inches: 5/8, 7/8, 3/4, 7/8, 3/4, 3/4, 1, 1, 1, 1/2, 1, 5/8, 1. Draw an X above the line for each one.
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1/81/43/81/25/83/47/81
Lengths of shells, in inches: 1, 5/8, 1, 3/4, 3/4, 1/2, 3/4, 5/8, 5/8, 7/8. Draw an X above the line for each one.
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1/81/43/81/25/83/47/81
Lengths of ribbon pieces, in inches: 1, 3/8, 3/4, 1, 3/4, 3/4, 5/8, 7/8, 5/8, 3/4, 5/8. Draw an X above the line for each one.

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Answer key — Make a Line Plot of Fractions

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1/8: 2, 1/4: 5, 3/8: 3, 1/2: 31/8××1/4×××××3/8×××1/2×××5/83/47/81
  2. 2.1/2: 1, 5/8: 2, 3/4: 3, 7/8: 2, 1: 51/81/43/81/2×5/8××3/4×××7/8××1×××××
  3. 3.1/2: 1, 5/8: 3, 3/4: 3, 7/8: 1, 1: 21/81/43/81/2×5/8×××3/4×××7/8×1××
  4. 4.3/8: 1, 5/8: 3, 3/4: 4, 7/8: 1, 1: 21/81/43/8×1/25/8×××3/4××××7/8×1××

Questions about Make a Line Plot of Fractions

What does the Make a Line Plot of Fractions worksheet cover?

It practices plotting measurements in halves, quarters and eighths — 4 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.MD.B.2: Make line plots of fraction measurements and use fraction operations to answer questions about them. The instruction to students is “Draw the line plot”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Make a Line Plot of Fractions practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.B.2 — 5.MD.B.2, under Measurement & Data for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8). Use operations on fractions for this grade to solve problems involving information presented in line plots.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Make a Line Plot of Fractions is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5.MD.B.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Make a Line Plot of Fractions come with an answer key?

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.

How many different versions of Make a Line Plot of Fractions can I print?

25 — one per student, 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 Make a Line Plot of Fractions free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Make a Line Plot of 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 5.MD.B.2

Make line plots of fraction measurements and use fraction operations to answer questions about them.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.MD.B.2 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.