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Math: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Data Handling (Questions)

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Interpreting information for children begins with constructing their own tally charts, bar charts, tables and pictograms to record data. This might involve making a chart or table for the most common eye color in the class, the most popular pet or the favorite color. Organising, displaying and interpreting this data is a key skill and may require some practice.

How well do you know how to read data?

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What kind of chart might you use to show the different eye colors in the class?

[ ]	A pictogram - one pair of eyes for each child
[ ]	A line graph
[ ]	A chart
[ ]	Tallying

Which color has the highest value in this bar chart?

[ ]	Red
[ ]	Purple
[ ]	Green
[ ]	Yellow

This graph shows favorite colors in a class. What was the least favorite color?

[ ]	Yellow
[ ]	Blue
[ ]	Orange
[ ]	Red

Sam measured himself every month for a year and wrote his results in a table.
What would you expect to see?

[ ]	Sam's start height was more than his height at the end of the year
[ ]	Sam stayed the same height all year
[ ]	Sam's height changed by over 2m
[ ]	Sam's start height was shorter than his height a year later

How much has been tallied here?

[ ]	18
[ ]	22
[ ]	27
[ ]	20

The teacher tallied the quality of homework handed in by her class. How many children handed in 'Good' or 'Excellent' homework?

[ ]	18
[ ]	25
[ ]	22
[ ]	12

Zak wants to ask his friends about their favorite TV programs. How could he organize the information?

[ ]	He could send them all a letter
[ ]	He should just try to remember everyone's answers
[ ]	He could write a story about it
[ ]	In a table so he can tally

Sam is struggling to read his bar chart. He has labeled the numbers at the side, but what else should he have done?

[ ]	Label each bar along the bottom
[ ]	Colored them in neatly
[ ]	Made all the bars bigger to see them clearly
[ ]	Turned the graph upside down

This pie chart shows the colors of swimming costumes in a class. What is the most popular color?

[ ]	Red
[ ]	Green
[ ]	Blue
[ ]	Purple

10.

When we look at tables, graphs and tallying, it is called...

[ ]	Data Maths
[ ]	Data Grouping
[ ]	Data Drawing
[ ]	Data Handling

Math: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Data Handling (Answers)

What kind of chart might you use to show the different eye colors in the class?

[x]	A pictogram - one pair of eyes for each child
[ ]	A line graph
[ ]	A chart
[ ]	Tallying

A pictogram is a clear visual way of presenting information

Which color has the highest value in this bar chart?

[ ]	Red
[ ]	Purple
[x]	Green
[ ]	Yellow

The green bar is the tallest so it must have the highest value

This graph shows favorite colors in a class. What was the least favorite color?

[x]	Yellow
[ ]	Blue
[ ]	Orange
[ ]	Red

Yellow is the shortest bar and red was the most popular color

Sam measured himself every month for a year and wrote his results in a table.
What would you expect to see?

[ ]	Sam's start height was more than his height at the end of the year
[ ]	Sam stayed the same height all year
[ ]	Sam's height changed by over 2m
[x]	Sam's start height was shorter than his height a year later

Most children grow at least a few centimeters each year

How much has been tallied here?

[ ]	18
[ ]	22
[x]	27
[ ]	20

Each group is a group of 5 when we tally

The teacher tallied the quality of homework handed in by her class. How many children handed in 'Good' or 'Excellent' homework?

[x]	18
[ ]	25
[ ]	22
[ ]	12

Excellent got 6 and Good got 12

Zak wants to ask his friends about their favorite TV programs. How could he organize the information?

[ ]	He could send them all a letter
[ ]	He should just try to remember everyone's answers
[ ]	He could write a story about it
[x]	In a table so he can tally

The table could have a space for the child's name, and a list of five or six programs to choose from

Sam is struggling to read his bar chart. He has labeled the numbers at the side, but what else should he have done?

[x]	Label each bar along the bottom
[ ]	Colored them in neatly
[ ]	Made all the bars bigger to see them clearly
[ ]	Turned the graph upside down

Labeling the information on a graph is really helpful for anyone trying to understand it

This pie chart shows the colors of swimming costumes in a class. What is the most popular color?

[ ]	Red
[ ]	Green
[x]	Blue
[ ]	Purple

The largest section of the 'pie' is blue, so this is most popular

10.

When we look at tables, graphs and tallying, it is called...

[ ]	Data Maths
[ ]	Data Grouping
[ ]	Data Drawing
[x]	Data Handling

Data Handling covers all the work in math about using data and results