Checking understanding of pictograms and bar charts | Maths

Starter quiz

${4 + 4 + 4 + 2 =}$ ______

'14' ✓
Which of these have an answer of 24?

${3\times 8}$ ✓

${2\times 4}$

${6\times 4}$ ✓

${2.4\times 10}$ ✓

${12\times 3}$
What is ${{{1}\over{2}} \text{ of 6}}$ ?

'3' ✓
How many times is the word 'star' in this list? $\text{moon, star, moon, star, star,}$ $\text{planet, planet, moon, star,}$ $\text{planet, asteroid, star, asteroid,}$ $\text{planet, moon, star}$

'6' ✓
This is an example of a ______ chart.

'tally' ✓
How many giraffes are represented in this frequency table?

'5' ✓

The ______ is the number of times an event occurs; or the number of individuals (people, animals etc.) with some specific property.

'frequency' ✓
Put the stages of a data investigation in order.

1

⇔

Plan the investigation

2

⇔

Collect the data

3

⇔

Organise and present the data

4

⇔

Analyse the data

5

⇔

Make interpretations of the data

6

⇔

Decide on outcomes and actions
Which pictogram matches this frequency table?
Which table matches the bar chart?
Which statements are true?

The most time spent reading was in month 1. ✓

The least amount of time spent reading was in month 3.

In month 1 half as much time was spent reading as in month 3.

In month 3 twice as much time was spent reading as in month 2. ✓

Over the three months there was 70 hours of reading. ✓
This bar chart shows that ______ has visited the most countries out of the four pupils.

'Laura' ✓

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Pupils may forget the key with a pictogram or mislabel the vertical scale for bar charts.

By asking the pupils how they know there are 'x things', to highlight the need for the key.

Frequency - The number of times an event occurs; or the number of individuals (people, animals etc.) with some specific property.