Data Interpretation Skills Worksheet

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📊 Part 1: Reading Charts and Graphs

Study this bar chart showing favourite sports in Year 5:
Rugby: 15 students | Netball: 12 students | Football: 18 students | Swimming: 9 students | Cricket: 6 students

1. Which sport is the most popular?

Rugby

Netball

Football

Swimming

2. How many more students chose football than cricket?

10 students

12 students

15 students

18 students

3. What was the trend from Monday to Wednesday?

Temperature decreased

Temperature increased

Temperature stayed the same

Temperature went up and down

4. Which day had the lowest temperature?

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

🔍 Part 2: Data Analysis and Conclusions

Pie chart data - How Year 5 students travel to school:
Car: 40% | Walking: 25% | Bus: 20% | Bike: 10% | Scooter: 5%

5. If there are 60 students in Year 5, how many students walk to school?

Answer: _____________ students

6. Compare the number of students who travel by car versus those who walk and bike combined. What do you notice?

7. Look at the temperature data from Part 1. Explain what happened to the temperature from Thursday to Saturday.

8. Based on the sports data in Part 1, if the school wanted to buy equipment for the two most popular sports, which sports should they choose and how many students would benefit?

💭 Part 3: Making Predictions

9. Looking at the temperature pattern from the line graph, what temperature would you predict for the following Monday? Explain your reasoning.

10. If the school surveyed 100 more students about transport to school and the percentages stayed the same, how many of the new students would likely travel by bus?

Prediction: _____________ students

Explain your calculation: