Lesson 4 of 8 ยท Grades 3 to 5
Practice: Bar graphs
Ten bar graph questions: reading a bar, comparing heights, adding two bars and finding the total for a week.
How to use this page
This page gives you ten more questions on the same idea as the lesson "Bar graphs". Work through them at your own speed. Write your answer down or say it out loud before you open the answer box, so you give yourself a real chance to think.
If a question feels hard, go back to the lesson and look at the worked example again. Getting a question wrong is useful; it shows you the part that needs one more look.
Practice questions
Answer all ten questions in your notebook or in your head. Then open each answer to check your work.
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The rainfall graph shows Monday 15, Tuesday 25, Wednesday 10, Thursday 30 and Friday 20 millimetres. How many millimetres fell on Tuesday?
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25 mm. Follow the top of the Tuesday bar to the scale.
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The rainfall was 15, 25, 10, 30 and 20 mm. What was the most rain in one day?
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30 mm. The tallest bar is Thursday.
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The rainfall was 15, 25, 10, 30 and 20 mm. What was the least rain in one day?
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10 mm. The shortest bar is Wednesday.
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Monday had 15 mm and Tuesday had 25 mm. How many millimetres fell on those two days?
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40 mm. 15 + 25 = 40.
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Wednesday had 10 mm and Monday had 15 mm. How many millimetres more fell on Monday?
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5 mm. 15 - 10 = 5.
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Thursday had 30 mm and Friday had 20 mm. How many millimetres fell on those two days?
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50 mm. 30 + 20 = 50.
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The rainfall was 15, 25, 10, 30 and 20 mm. How many millimetres fell in the whole week?
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100 mm. 15 + 25 + 10 + 30 + 20 = 100.
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Thursday had 30 mm and Friday had 20 mm. How many millimetres more fell on Thursday?
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10 mm. 30 - 20 = 10.
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The scale counts up in fives: 0, 5, 10 and so on. Which number is halfway between 0 and 10?
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5. The step in the middle of the scale is 5.
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Tuesday had 25 mm. Which day had 5 mm less than Tuesday?
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Friday, with 20 mm. 25 - 5 = 20.