Lesson 2 of 8 ยท Grades 3 to 5
Practice: Reading tables
Ten table questions: reading a cell, row totals, column totals, comparing two rows and using a total column.
How to use this page
This page gives you ten more questions on the same idea as the lesson "Reading tables". 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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In the travel table, 5 girls walk and 4 girls take the bus. How many boys take the bus if 2 do?
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2 boys. Follow the Boys row across to the Bus column.
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The travel table shows 3 girls travel by car. How many girls travel by car?
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3 girls. The Girls row meets the Car column at 3.
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The travel table shows 5 girls and 6 boys walk to school. How many children walk in total?
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11 children. 5 + 6 = 11.
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Girls on the bus are 4 and boys on the bus are 2. How many more girls than boys take the bus?
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2 children. 4 - 2 = 2.
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The travel table has girls 5, 4 and 3 and boys 6, 2 and 4. How many children are in the table altogether?
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24 children. 5 + 4 + 3 + 6 + 2 + 4 = 24.
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A books table shows 6 books on Monday, 4 on Tuesday and 7 on Wednesday. How many books is that in total?
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17 books. 6 + 4 + 7 = 17.
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A table row shows 3 books in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. What is the row total?
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8 books. 3 + 5 = 8.
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A table shows 12 stickers in week 1 and 9 in week 2. How many more stickers in week 1?
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3 stickers. 12 - 9 = 3.
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A table has row totals 7, 11 and 5. What is the grand total?
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23. 7 + 11 + 5 = 23.
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A rain table shows 4 mm on Monday and 9 mm on Tuesday. How much rain fell on the two days?
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13 mm. 4 + 9 = 13.