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.