Lesson 3 of 8 · Grades 3 to 5

Practice: Picture graphs

Ten picture graph questions: whole pictures, half pictures, different keys and comparing two rows.

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This page gives you ten more questions on the same idea as the lesson "Picture 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.

  1. Each star stands for 3 goals. A row shows 5 stars. How many goals is that?

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    15 goals. 5 × 3 = 15.

  2. Each star stands for 4 books. A row shows 6 stars. How many books is that?

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    24 books. 6 × 4 = 24.

  3. Each star stands for 5 points. A row shows 2 stars. How many points is that?

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    10 points. 2 × 5 = 10.

  4. Each star stands for 10 tickets. A row shows 2 full stars and a half star. How many tickets is that?

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    25 tickets. 2 × 10 = 20, and a half star is 5. So 20 + 5 = 25.

  5. Each star stands for 2 stickers. A row shows 7 stars. How many stickers is that?

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    14 stickers. 7 × 2 = 14.

  6. Each star stands for 6 points. A row shows 4 full stars and a half star. How many points is that?

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    27 points. 4 × 6 = 24, and a half star is 3. So 24 + 3 = 27.

  7. Each star stands for 6 tickets. A row shows 18 tickets. How many stars is that?

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    3 stars. 18 ÷ 6 = 3.

  8. Each star stands for 2 goals. Team Red shows 8 stars and team Blue shows 6 stars. How many more goals did Red score?

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    4 goals. Red scored 16 and Blue scored 12, and 16 - 12 = 4.

  9. Each star stands for 5 votes. A row shows 3 stars. How many votes is that?

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    15 votes. 3 × 5 = 15.

  10. Each star stands for 8 points. A row shows half a star. How many points is that?

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    4 points. Half of 8 is 4.