Lesson 6 of 8 ยท Grades 3 to 5
Practice: Reading a graph to answer questions
Ten questions about a bar graph and a line plot: most and least, totals, differences and reading a single value.
How to use this page
This page gives you ten more questions on the same idea as the lesson "Reading a graph to answer questions". 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 classes read 12, 8, 15, 6 and 9 books. Which class read the fewest books?
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Class 3D, with 6 books. Its bar is the shortest.
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How many books did class 3C read if its bar shows 15?
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15 books. Read the top of the 3C bar.
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Class 3C read 15 books and class 3B read 8 books. How many more books did 3C read?
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7 books. 15 - 8 = 7.
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Class 3B read 8 books and class 3D read 6 books. How many books did those two classes read together?
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14 books. 8 + 6 = 14.
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The classes read 12, 8, 15, 6 and 9 books. How many books did the whole grade read?
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50 books. 12 + 8 + 15 + 6 + 9 = 50.
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The goals line plot has 0 at 1 match, 1 at 2, 2 at 3, 3 at 2 and 4 at 1. How many matches are shown?
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9 matches. 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 9.
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How many matches had exactly 2 goals if the stack above the 2 has 3 marks?
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3 matches. There are 3 X marks above the 2.
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The goals plot has 0 at 1, 1 at 2, 2 at 3, 3 at 2 and 4 at 1. Which number of goals happened most often?
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2 goals. The stack above 2 is the tallest.
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The goals plot has 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 at 1, 2, 3, 2 and 1 matches. How many goals were scored altogether?
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18 goals. 0 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 4 = 18.
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The goals plot has 2 matches with 3 goals and 1 match with 4 goals. How many matches had 3 or more goals?
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3 matches. 2 + 1 = 3.