Interpreting Graphs Quiz

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🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To interpret and analyse different types of graphs

Success Criteria:

• I can read information from bar graphs, line graphs, and pie charts
• I can identify trends and patterns in data
• I can make predictions based on graph information

Instructions: Use your scientist eyes to carefully examine each graph described. Think about what the data is telling you, just like solving a puzzle!

📊 Part 1: Multiple Choice & True/False

1. A bar graph showing "Favourite Ice Cream Flavours" has these results: Chocolate (15), Vanilla (8), Strawberry (12), Mint (5). Which flavour is most popular?

Vanilla

Chocolate

Strawberry

Mint

2. True or False: In a line graph showing temperature over a week, if the line goes up, it means the temperature is getting warmer.

True

False

3. A pie chart shows how Year 5 students travel to school. If the "Walking" slice takes up half the circle, what percentage of students walk?

25%

50%

75%

100%

4. True or False: The title of a graph tells us what information the graph is showing.

True

False

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks & Short Answers

5. Fill in the blanks: The __________ axis goes across (horizontal) and the __________ axis goes up and down (vertical).

6. A line graph shows the growth of a bean plant over 6 weeks. In week 1 it was 2cm tall, week 3 it was 8cm tall, and week 6 it was 20cm tall. How much did the plant grow between week 1 and week 6?

Answer: _______ cm

7. Look at this data with your scientist eyes! A bar graph shows rainfall in Auckland over 4 months: January (45mm), February (38mm), March (52mm), April (41mm). Which month had the least rainfall? _____________

8. Explain in your own words: What does it mean when a line graph shows a "trend going upward"?

9. You're creating a survey about favourite school subjects. Name TWO things you would need to include to make a good bar graph from your results.

10. Challenge Question: If you had to choose between a bar graph, line graph, or pie chart to show "How students spend their weekend time," which would you choose and why?