4th grade line plots with fractions worksheets

The kind of problems you'll get

Every print pulls a fresh set of problems at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.

What's on each sheet

• Fluency. Use each line plot to answer the question. 6 questions per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Name the ticks together before the first question, halves, quarters, eighths, so labels like 2 3/4 stop looking scary. Then keep the mantra going: ticks are the ruler, Xs are the data. For the in-all question, have your child count every X once, moving left to right, rather than reasoning from the labels.

Watch for: Kids count the tick marks on the line instead of the Xs stacked above them. The ticks are just the ruler; the Xs are the data. Kids add each fraction label once when totaling. A value with three Xs on it goes into the sum three times.

Common questions about line plots with fractions

What is on each worksheet?

A line plot with X marks stacked over fraction ticks (halves, quarters, or eighths of an inch) and one question with a writing line: how many measurements landed on one value, or how many were made in all.

Does my fourth grader add the fractions?

Not yet. Fourth grade is about reading the plot: counting Xs and comparing stacks. The fraction arithmetic on the data comes in fifth grade.

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