Beginner Fractions Speed Drill worksheet featuring various shapes divided into fractions for educational practice.

Let's solve this Beginner Fractions Speed Drill step by step.

The goal is to determine the fraction of each shape that is shaded. For each figure:

- Count the total number of equal parts.
- Count how many of those parts are shaded.
- Write the fraction as:
$$
\frac{\text{shaded parts}}{\text{total parts}}
$$

We'll go row by row.

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🔹 Row 1: Pentagons and Octagons (Blue Shading)

1. Pentagon (5 sides): 3 out of 5 parts shaded → $ \frac{3}{5} $
2. Octagon (8 sides): 4 out of 8 parts shaded → $ \frac{4}{8} = \frac{1}{2} $
3. Octagon: 1 out of 8 parts shaded → $ \frac{1}{8} $
4. Octagon: 2 out of 8 parts shaded → $ \frac{2}{8} = \frac{1}{4} $
5. Pentagon: 3 out of 5 parts shaded → $ \frac{3}{5} $

✔ Row 1 Answers:
$ \frac{3}{5},\ \frac{1}{2},\ \frac{1}{8},\ \frac{1}{4},\ \frac{3}{5} $

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🔹 Row 2: Circles (Green Shading)

6. Circle divided into 8 parts: 3 shaded → $ \frac{3}{8} $
7. Circle divided into 2 parts: 1 shaded → $ \frac{1}{2} $
8. Circle divided into 4 parts: 1 shaded → $ \frac{1}{4} $
9. Circle divided into 3 parts: 2 shaded → $ \frac{2}{3} $
10. Circle divided into 6 parts: 5 shaded → $ \frac{5}{6} $

✔ Row 2 Answers:
$ \frac{3}{8},\ \frac{1}{2},\ \frac{1}{4},\ \frac{2}{3},\ \frac{5}{6} $

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🔹 Row 3: Stars (Red Shading)

Each star has 5 points.

11. 1 out of 5 points shaded → $ \frac{1}{5} $
12. 3 out of 5 points shaded → $ \frac{3}{5} $
13. 3 out of 5 points shaded → $ \frac{3}{5} $
14. All 5 points shaded → $ \frac{5}{5} = 1 $
15. 2 out of 5 points shaded → $ \frac{2}{5} $

✔ Row 3 Answers:
$ \frac{1}{5},\ \frac{3}{5},\ \frac{3}{5},\ 1,\ \frac{2}{5} $

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🔹 Row 4: Rectangles (Orange Shading)

Each rectangle is divided into 10 equal squares (2 rows × 5 columns).

16. 3 shaded → $ \frac{3}{10} $
17. 4 shaded → $ \frac{4}{10} = \frac{2}{5} $
18. 3 shaded → $ \frac{3}{10} $
19. 2 shaded → $ \frac{2}{10} = \frac{1}{5} $
20. 6 shaded → $ \frac{6}{10} = \frac{3}{5} $

✔ Row 4 Answers:
$ \frac{3}{10},\ \frac{2}{5},\ \frac{3}{10},\ \frac{1}{5},\ \frac{3}{5} $

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✔ Final Answer Key (All 25 Boxes):

| # | Fraction |
|---|---------|
| 1 | $ \frac{3}{5} $ |
| 2 | $ \frac{1}{2} $ |
| 3 | $ \frac{1}{8} $ |
| 4 | $ \frac{1}{4} $ |
| 5 | $ \frac{3}{5} $ |
| 6 | $ \frac{3}{8} $ |
| 7 | $ \frac{1}{2} $ |
| 8 | $ \frac{1}{4} $ |
| 9 | $ \frac{2}{3} $ |
|10 | $ \frac{5}{6} $ |
|11 | $ \frac{1}{5} $ |
|12 | $ \frac{3}{5} $ |
|13 | $ \frac{3}{5} $ |
|14 | $ 1 $ |
|15 | $ \frac{2}{5} $ |
|16 | $ \frac{3}{10} $ |
|17 | $ \frac{2}{5} $ |
|18 | $ \frac{3}{10} $ |
|19 | $ \frac{1}{5} $ |
|20 | $ \frac{3}{5} $ |

> Note: The top-right corner says “__ / 25”, likely indicating there are 25 problems. This matches our count.

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📝 Summary:

This worksheet helps students practice identifying fractions from visual models using various shapes. The key idea is:
- Denominator = total number of equal parts
- Numerator = number of shaded parts

Some fractions can be simplified (e.g., $ \frac{4}{8} = \frac{1}{2} $), but unless asked, both forms are acceptable. However, simplified form is preferred.

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