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Celeste International School

Grade 6 · Worksheet

Interpreting results

Representing data

Name: ______________________________Date: ______________Score: ______ / 20
  1. 1.

    Which chart is best for showing a baby's mass at the end of each month?

    1. Aline graph
    2. Bscatter graph
    3. Cpie chart
  2. 2.

    Which chart is best for looking for a connection between two sets of data points?

    1. Aa scatter graph
    2. Ba bar chart
    3. Ca pie chart
  3. 3.

    Which chart is best for comparing CONTINUOUS data?

    1. Aa frequency diagram
    2. Ba bar chart
    3. Ca pie chart
  4. 4.

    Why is 'it looks nice' not a good justification for a chart?

    1. Ait says nothing about what the chart shows
    2. Bnice charts are never correct
    3. Ccharts should not look nice
  5. 5.

    Sort each set of data.

    Write each item’s group (Discrete / Continuous):

    • number of pets
    • height of a plant
    • number of students in a class
    • time taken to run a race
  6. 6.

    Put these steps for presenting data into order.

    Write the order (first step to last) in the boxes:

    • ?Draw and label the chart
    • ?Decide what question you want the data to answer
    • ?Choose the chart that answers it
  7. 7.

    The best chart for showing height against arm span for a class is a scatter graph.

    True False
  8. 8.

    Is "the volume of water in a bottle" discrete data or continuous data?

    1. Adiscrete
    2. Bcontinuous
    3. Cneither
  9. 9.

    "the number of cars in a car park" is continuous data.

    True False
  10. 10.

    The best chart for showing how a family's monthly budget is divided up is a line graph.

    True False
  11. 11.

    Which chart is best for showing height against arm span for a class?

    1. Ascatter graph
    2. Bline graph
    3. Cpie chart
  12. 12.

    The best chart for showing the favourite sport of boys and girls in a year group is a line graph.

    True False
  13. 13.

    Which chart is best for showing the number of visitors to a museum each year?

    1. Ascatter graph
    2. Bline graph
    3. Cpie chart
  14. 14.

    The best chart for showing sorting numbers by whether they are even and whether they are prime is a Venn or Carroll diagram.

    True False
  15. 15.

    Which chart is best for showing rainfall in two cities for each month?

    1. Aline graph
    2. Bscatter graph
    3. Cdual bar chart
  16. 16.

    The best chart for showing the proportion of a country's energy from each source is a pie chart.

    True False
  17. 17.

    Which chart is best for showing gold, silver and bronze medals for two countries?

    1. Adual bar chart
    2. Bline graph
    3. Cscatter graph
  18. 18.

    The best chart for showing the share of a class travelling by bus, car or on foot is a pie chart.

    True False
  19. 19.

    Which chart is best for showing hours of revision against test score?

    1. Aline graph
    2. Bscatter graph
    3. Cpie chart
  20. 20.

    The best chart for showing the temperature every hour through a day is a line graph.

    True False
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Answer key

Interpreting results — Representing data

  1. 1.A. line graph
  2. 2.A. a scatter graph
  3. 3.A. a frequency diagram
  4. 4.A. it says nothing about what the chart shows
  5. 5.number of pets = Discrete; height of a plant = Continuous; number of students in a class = Discrete; time taken to run a race = Continuous
  6. 6.Decide what question you want the data to answer, Choose the chart that answers it, Draw and label the chart
  7. 7.True
  8. 8.B. continuous
  9. 9.False
  10. 10.False
  11. 11.A. scatter graph
  12. 12.False
  13. 13.B. line graph
  14. 14.True
  15. 15.C. dual bar chart
  16. 16.True
  17. 17.A. dual bar chart
  18. 18.True
  19. 19.B. scatter graph
  20. 20.True