Collecting data

Collecting & recording data

Name: ______________________________Date: ______________Score: ______ / 20

1.
In a shoe-size survey the sizes were: 34, 30, 32, 34, 34, 31, 33, 36, 36, 34, 32, 35, 36, 37, 34, 31, 35, 34, 33, 35. How many children have size 34 shoes?
children
2.
The shoe-size survey has 20 numbers in the list. How many children were in the survey in total?
children
3.
Ben 30, Cerys 24, David 27, Eli 32 star jumps. Who did the least number of star jumps?
1. ABen
2. BCerys
3. CDavid
4.
Which chart shows data using dots drawn above a number line?
1. Aa dot plot
2. Ba tally chart
3. Ca picture
5.
Using the pets data (0, 1, 3, 1, 1, 0, 2, 4, 1, 2, 2, 0, 0), how many people have exactly 1 pet?
people
6.
Books read by Class 4: 1, 1, 3, 4, 4, 2, 2, 4, 1, 5, 3, 4, 2, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4. How many learners read 4 books?
learners
7.
The books data has 20 numbers. How many learners are in Class 4?
learners
8.
Biscuits per bag: 10, 9, 10, 10, 8, 11, 9, 9, 12, 10, 10, 10, 7, 10, 10. How many bags had 10 biscuits?
bags
9.
Before collecting data to answer a question, what should you do first?
1. Aplan your investigation
2. Bguess the answer
3. Cdraw a picture
10.
Order these star-jump results from smallest to largest: Ben 30, Cerys 24, David 27, Eli 32.
Write the order (smallest to largest) in the boxes:
- ?30
- ?24
- ?27
- ?32
11.
Using the books data, how many learners read more than 3 books (that is, 4 or 5 books)?
learners
12.
Which equipment is best for timing star jumps done in one minute?
1. Aa stopwatch
2. Ba ruler
3. Ca calculator
13.
In a dot plot you draw one dot for each time a value appears in the data.
True False
14.
A survey recorded these counts: 3, 17, 12. How many were counted in total?
15.
A tally shows 3 groups of 5 and 3 more marks. What is the total?
16.
A survey recorded these counts: 9, 10, 5, 8. How many were counted in total?
17.
One bar shows 14 and another shows 7. How many more does the first show?
18.
A tally shows 1 group of 5 and 2 more marks. What is the total?
19.
A survey recorded these counts: 3, 1, 20. How many were counted in total?
20.
One bar shows 11 and another shows 3. How many more does the first show?

Answer key

Collecting data — Collecting & recording data

1.6 children
2.20 children
3.B. Cerys
4.A. a dot plot
5.4 people
6.7 learners
7.20 learners
8.8 bags
9.A. plan your investigation
10.24, 27, 30, 32
11.9 learners
12.A. a stopwatch
13.True
14.32
15.18
16.32
17.7
18.7
19.24
20.8