Data Handling: Quizzes and Practice for Year 6 Maths

Question 1

What does the length of a bar in a bar chart tell you?

Accepted Answer

The amount of times something happens

Answer

The value itself

Answer

The average value

Answer

The range of values

Question 2

Which type of chart is best for comparing two sets of data?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

Answer

Pie chart

Answer

Line graph

Answer

Pictogram

Question 3

Which of the following correctly describes a valid interpretation of a data set represented in a bar chart?

Accepted Answer

The difference in heights between two bars shows the difference in values

Answer

A taller bar indicates a lower value

Answer

The width of the bars affects the data analysis

Answer

The colour of the bars represents the different data points

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of a bar chart?

Accepted Answer

To show how data is distributed

Answer

To compare data over time

Answer

To show the relationship between two variables

Answer

To predict future trends

Question 5

In a pictogram, how many different symbols can be used?

Accepted Answer

As many as needed

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a good question to ask when collecting data?

Accepted Answer

How many hours do you spend online each day?

Answer

What is your favorite color?

Answer

What do you think of the new school uniform?

Answer

Do you think the government is doing a good job?

Question 7

What is the mode of the following data set: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 10, 12?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

6

Answer

12

Question 8

A survey asked students about their favourite colours. The results were: Red - 12, Blue - 18, Green - 6, Yellow - 10. What percentage of students chose blue?

Accepted Answer

30%

Answer

20%

Answer

40%

Question 9

What type of graph shows data using horizontal or vertical bars?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

Answer

Line graph

Answer

Pictogram

Answer

Pie chart

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using graphs to present data?

Accepted Answer

Graphs can be misleading.

Answer

Graphs are easy to understand.

Answer

Graphs can show patterns and trends.

Answer

Graphs are useful for comparing data.

Question 11

What is the best type of graph to show the number of students in each class in a school?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

Answer

Line graph

Answer

Pictogram

Answer

Scatter plot

Question 12

What is the main purpose of a bar chart?

Accepted Answer

To show how often each category occurs.

Answer

To compare two or more sets of data.

Answer

To show the relationship between two variables.

Answer

To show the average of a set of data.

Question 13

What does a tally chart show?

Accepted Answer

How often each category occurs

Answer

The average of a set of data

Answer

The relationship between two variables

Answer

The range of a set of data

Question 14

The mean is different to the median because:

Accepted Answer

The mean is the average of the data, while the median is the middle value.

Answer

The median is the average of the data, while the mean is the middle value.

Answer

The mean and the median are the same thing.

Answer

The mean is the highest value in the data, while the median is the lowest value.

Question 15

A bar chart is different to a pictogram because:

Accepted Answer

Bar charts use bars, pictograms use pictures

Answer

Pictograms use bars, bar charts use pictures

Answer

Bar charts show amounts, pictograms show changes

Answer

Pictograms show amounts, bar charts show changes

Question 16

Which of these is NOT a type of data?

Accepted Answer

Mean

Answer

Qualitative

Answer

Quantitative

Answer

Continuous

Question 17

What is the purpose of a legend on a graph?

Accepted Answer

To explain the symbols used

Answer

To show the range of data

Answer

To indicate the mean of the data

Question 18

A tally chart shows that 12 students like football and 8 students like basketball. How many students are there in total?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

8

Answer

12

Question 19

In a bar chart showing the number of pets owned by each student in a class, what is the independent variable?

Accepted Answer

Student

Answer

Number of pets

Question 20

Which data set has the largest range?

Accepted Answer

[10, 12, 14, 16]

Answer

[2, 4, 6, 8]

Answer

[5, 7, 9, 11]

Answer

[1, 3, 5, 7]

Question 21

What does a bar chart represent?

Accepted Answer

Frequency of data

Answer

Mean of data

Answer

Range of data

Answer

Median of data

Question 22

The median of a data set is the value that:

Accepted Answer

Divides the data set in half when arranged in order

Answer

Appears most frequently

Answer

Is the sum of all the values divided by the number of values

Answer

Is the difference between the highest and lowest values

Question 23

The height of each bar in a bar chart corresponds to the:

Accepted Answer

Frequency of occurrence

Answer

Numerical value of the data point

Answer

Average value of the data set

Answer

Range of the data set

Question 24

Which type of chart is used to show the distribution of data into equal intervals?

Accepted Answer

Histogram

Answer

Dot plot

Answer

Scatter plot

Answer

Frequency polygon

Question 25

The ________ of a data set is the difference between the smallest and largest values.

Accepted Answer

Range

Answer

Mean

Answer

Median

Answer

Standard deviation

Question 26

Which method is most appropriate for collecting data on the favorite colors of students in a classroom?

Accepted Answer

Survey

Answer

Interview

Answer

Experiment

Answer

Observation

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a key feature of a bar chart?

Accepted Answer

Overlapping bars

Answer

Clearly labeled bars

Answer

X-axis representing data categories

Answer

Uniform bar widths

Question 28

In the data set {2, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8}, what is the mode?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

7

Question 29

A school wants to compare the number of students in each year group. Which of the following would be the most appropriate way to represent this data?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

Answer

Pictogram

Answer

Line graph

Answer

Scatter plot

Question 30

Which of the following is the most important thing to consider when interpreting data?

Accepted Answer

The context of the data

Answer

The accuracy of the data

Answer

The type of data representation used

Answer

The conclusions that can be drawn from the data

Question 31

The pictogram shows how many books some students read in a week. Each book symbol represents 2 books.

[Pictogram with 3 book symbols]

How many books did the students read in total?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

12

Question 32

Imagine you want to find out which types of birds visit a bird feeder. What would be the BEST way to collect this information?

Accepted Answer

Make a tally chart and keep track of the birds you see.

Answer

Measure how tall the bird feeder is.

Answer

Weigh the birdseed in the feeder.

Answer

Count how many trees are in the garden.

Question 33

A bar chart shows the number of students who chose different after-school clubs.  How can you tell which club is the MOST popular?

Accepted Answer

Look for the tallest bar.

Answer

Look for the bar with the most stripes.

Answer

Look for the bar with the brightest colour.

Answer

Look for the widest bar.

Question 34

Here are the number of hours five students spent reading in a week: 3, 5, 2, 4, 5.  What is the RANGE of these reading times?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

4

Answer

5

Question 35

Which of these questions can be answered with data you can collect?

Accepted Answer

How many pets do students in this class own?

Answer

What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?

Answer

How old is the Earth?

Answer

What is your favourite colour?

Question 36

This tally chart shows how many goals a team scored: ||| ||| ||| |||   How many goals did they score in total?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

4

Answer

10

Answer

16

Question 37

Look at this line graph. What does the line tell us about the data?

[Line graph showing an increasing trend]

Accepted Answer

Things are going up over time.

Answer

Things are going down over time.

Answer

We can't tell what's happening from this graph.

Answer

Things are staying the same.

Question 38

Imagine you want to know what all the students in your school think about something. Why is it a good idea to ask just a few of them, but choose them carefully?

Accepted Answer

So you can get an idea of what everyone thinks without asking everyone.

Answer

It's quicker to ask only a few people.

Answer

You won't have to ask so many questions.

Answer

It's more fun to only ask a few people.

Question 39

A group of students were asked about their favourite type of movie. Here are the results: Comedy - 15, Action - 10, Animation - 8, Other - 5.  What's the BEST way to show this data in a chart?

Accepted Answer

Pie chart

Answer

Bar chart

Answer

Line graph

Answer

Tally chart

Question 40

You want to know the favourite sports of everyone in your class. What's the BEST way to find out?

Accepted Answer

Ask everyone in your class using a survey.

Answer

Interview each person in your class one by one.

Answer

Look at what people say about sports online.

Answer

Guess based on what people are wearing.

Question 41

The following data shows the number of goals scored by a football team in each of their last 5 matches: 2, 1, 3, 4, 3. Which type of chart would be most appropriate for representing this data?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

Answer

Tally chart

Answer

Pictogram

Answer

Scatter plot

Question 42

The following pictogram shows the number of students in each class in a school:

Each symbol represents 5 students.

There are 15 symbols in the pictogram for Class 6.

How many students are in Class 6?

Accepted Answer

75

Answer

100

Answer

60

Answer

90

Question 43

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good data representation?

Accepted Answer

It is misleading

Answer

It includes all the relevant data

Answer

It is clear and easy to understand

Answer

It is visually appealing

Question 44

A survey was conducted to find out the favorite fruit of students in a class. The results were as follows:

Apple: 10 votes
Banana: 5 votes
Orange: 3 votes

What percentage of students voted for banana?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

12.5%

Answer

33%

Answer

50%

Question 45

The following bar chart shows the number of books read by students in a class in a month:

[Image of a bar chart showing the number of books read by students in a class in a month]

How many more books did Student A read than Student D?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

2

Answer

8

Question 46

Which of the following is a step in the process of collecting and representing data?

Accepted Answer

Analyze the data

Answer

Conduct an experiment

Answer

Write a research paper

Answer

Make a prediction

Question 47

The following tally chart shows the number of pets owned by students in a class:

| Pet | Tally | 
|---|---| 
| Dog | ||| 
| Cat | || 
| Fish | | 
| Bird | |

How many students own a cat?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

4

Answer

3

Question 48

Which of the following is an advantage of using a bar chart to represent data?

Accepted Answer

It allows for easy comparison of data

Answer

It can show trends over time

Answer

It is easy to create

Answer

It is visually appealing