Fractions of Ball Possession - Class 3 Maths Worksheet
Use a ball-possession chart split into equal parts to practise reading, simplifying and comparing fractions.
Learning Objective
Represent a part of a whole as a fraction, simplify fractions and compare their size.
Skills Practised
- Fractions of a whole
- Simplifying fractions
- Comparing fractions
Preview Questions
Q1. In a 10-minute chart, Team Sharks had the ball for 6 minutes. What fraction of the time did Team Sharks have possession?
- 6/10
- 4/10
- 10/6
- 6/4
Q2. Which is the fraction 6/10 in its simplest form?
- 3/5
- 2/3
- 6/5
- 1/2
Q3. If Team Sharks had possession for 6 out of 10 minutes, what fraction of the time did the other team have the ball?
- 3/10
- 4/10
- 5/10
- 6/10
Interactive Activities
This worksheet also comes as 2 hands-on activities that children can play on a phone, tablet or computer, with kind feedback after each one:
- Drag-to-sort: Sort each possession fraction: is it less than a half, equal to a half, or more than a half?
- Drag-to-sort: Sort the fractions: which ones are equal to 1/2?
Note for Parents & Teachers
Draw a circle split into 10 equal slices and colour some in to show possession - this makes the fraction visual and concrete.