Data Analysis for Year 2 Maths: Interactive Quizzes and Learning

Question 1

What is the best way to make data easier to understand?

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Put it in a table or chart

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Put it in any order

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Write it in a list without any titles

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Write it in a big block of text

Question 2

How can you use information to guess what will happen in the future?

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Spot trends or patterns

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Have a lucky guess

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Flip a coin

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Ask your friend

Question 3

Which is NOT a helpful question to ask when you are looking at information?

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Which is my favourite dinosaur?

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What is the main idea?

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What is different?

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What does this information tell me?

Question 4

A survey says that half of people like chocolate ice cream the best. Which bar picture shows this correctly?

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A bar that is half coloured in

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A bar that is all coloured in

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A bar that is a quarter coloured in

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A bar that is three quarters coloured in

Question 5

A line picture shows the number of children in a class over a period of time. The line goes upwards. What does this mean?

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More children joined the class

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Children left the class

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The number of children stayed the same

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The number of children went up and down

Question 6

Which of these is NOT a way to collect data?

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Guessing

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Surveys

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Observing

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Interviews

Question 7

Once you have collected information, what should you do next?

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Organise it

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Keep it a secret

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Throw it away

Question 8

Which of these is a good way to organise data?

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Use a tally chart

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Scatter it all over the floor

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Keep it in a box

Question 9

Once you have organised your data, what can you do next?

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Turn it into a graph

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Sing a song about it

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Hide it under your bed

Question 10

Which type of graph is best for showing changes over time?

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Line graph

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Bar graph

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Circle graph

Question 11

What does the height of each bar in a bar graph show?

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The number of things

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The weight of the things

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The colour of the things

Question 12

What can help you to understand a graph quickly?

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A key

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A banana

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A hat

Question 13

When looking at a graph, what should you try to find?

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Patterns

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Wiggly lines

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Animals

Question 14

What's the difference between mean, median, and mode?

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Mean is the average, median is the middle value, and mode is the most common value

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Mean is the middle value, median is the most common value, and mode is the average

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Mean is the most common value, median is the middle value, and mode is the average

Question 15

Which of these is most affected by very different values in a set of data?

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 16

A school has 100 pupils. 45 of them are girls. What fraction of the pupils are girls?

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45/100

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55/100

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65/100

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75/100

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a tally chart?

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4

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Apple | Banana | Cherry

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Red | Blue | Green

Question 18

What does the mode of a data set indicate?

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The most common value

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The least common value

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The average value

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The spread of values

Question 19

Which method is suitable for presenting data to help identify patterns?

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Graph

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List

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Paragraph

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Flowchart

Question 20

What is the median of these numbers: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12?

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8

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6

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10

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12

Question 21

What is the purpose of a data set?

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To organize information for easy understanding

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To show a list of numbers

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To display a picture

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To tell a story

Question 22

What can we learn from data?

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How many things are there?

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What is the most common thing?

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Who collected the data?

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What color is the data?

Question 23

Which graph shows the number of pets each person has?

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Bar chart: People's names on the bottom, number of pets on the side

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Pie chart: Each part of the circle shows a different type of pet

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Line graph: Number of pets changing over time

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Table: People's names, pet names, and pet types

Question 24

Which graph shows the connection between hours of sleep and test scores?

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Scatter plot: Hours of sleep on the bottom, test scores on the side

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Bar chart: Hours of sleep on the bottom, test scores on the side

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Line graph: Hours of sleep on the bottom, test scores on the side

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Pie chart: Different parts of the circle show different hours of sleep and test score ranges

Question 25

Which graph shows how data is spread out?

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Histogram: Bars showing how often different values appear

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Bar chart: Bars showing how often different values appear

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Scatter plot: Dots showing the relationship between two things

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Pie chart: Parts of a circle showing how often different values appear

Question 26

Which of these is not a way to collect information?

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Making a guess

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Asking questions

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Watching something

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Counting things

Question 27

What does the average of a set of numbers tell us?

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The total of all the numbers divided by how many numbers there are

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The number that appears the most

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The difference between the biggest and smallest numbers

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The middle number

Question 28

What is the difference between a bar picture and a pie picture?

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Bar pictures use bars to show information, while pie pictures use slices.

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Pie pictures use bars to show information, while bar pictures use slices.

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Bar pictures use lines to show information, while pie pictures use dots.

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Pie pictures use dots to show information, while bar pictures use lines.

Question 29

What does a counting table show?

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How many times each number appears in a set of data

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The average and middle number of a set of data

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The difference between the biggest and smallest numbers in a set of data

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The most common number in a set of data

Question 30

Which of these is not a type of question you can ask about data?

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What is my favourite colour?

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What number appears the most?

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What is the average number?

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What is the highest number?

Question 31

Which type of graph shows information about temperature over time?

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Line graph

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Scatter plot

Question 32

Which graph shows the most popular fruit? Look at the bar chart. Each bar shows a different fruit. The height of each bar tells us how many votes each fruit got.

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A bar graph with a bar for each fruit and the height of each bar showing the number of votes for that fruit

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A line graph with a line for each fruit and the slope of each line showing the number of votes for that fruit

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A graph with a circle for each fruit and the size of each circle showing the number of votes for that fruit

Question 33

What does the most repeated value in a group of numbers tell us?

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The most common one

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The least common one

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The average of all

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The difference between the biggest and smallest

Question 34

Which of these helps us show information in a clear and easy-to-understand way?

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Both tables and pictures

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Tables

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Pictures

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Only words

Question 35

Why do we make a conclusion from information?

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To understand the information

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To have an opinion

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To make a guess

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To shorten the information

Question 36

What tells us how far apart the biggest and smallest numbers are in a list?

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Range

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Median

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Mode

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Mean

Question 37

What can make data unreliable?

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Collecting data from only a few people

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Asking clear questions in a survey

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Putting data in a table

Question 38

What is the area of a rectangle that is 5 cm long and 3 cm wide?

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15 square cm

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8 square cm

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25 square cm

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10 square cm

Question 39

What is the perimeter of a square with a side length of 4 cm?

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16 cm

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32 cm

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8 cm

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20 cm

Question 40

Which of these is NOT a unit of length?

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Kilogram

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Centimeter

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Inch

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Meter

Question 41

What is the volume of a cube with a side length of 3 cm?

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27 cubic cm

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18 cubic cm

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9 cubic cm

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12 cubic cm

Question 42

What is the temperature of water when it is freezing?

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0 degrees Celsius

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100 degrees Celsius

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-10 degrees Celsius

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25 degrees Celsius

Question 43

What is the temperature of water when it is boiling?

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100 degrees Celsius

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0 degrees Celsius

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25 degrees Celsius

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50 degrees Celsius

Question 44

Which of the following is the best way to collect data about the favorite animals of children in Year 2?

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A survey is the best way to collect data about the favorite animals of children in Year 2.

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Observation is the best way to collect data about the favorite animals of children in Year 2.

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An interview is the best way to collect data about the favorite animals of children in Year 2.

Question 45

What is the purpose of organizing data?

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The purpose of organizing data is to make it easier to understand.

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The purpose of organizing data is to make it look pretty.

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The purpose of organizing data is to make it harder to understand.

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The purpose of organizing data is to hide it from people.

Question 46

Which of the following is a way to organize data?

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Creating a table is a way to organize data.

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Destroying the data is a way to organize it.

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Ignoring the data is a way to organize it.

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Hiding the data is a way to organize it.

Question 47

What is the difference between a bar chart and a line graph?

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A bar chart shows data in bars, while a line graph shows data in lines.

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A bar chart shows data in pie slices, while a line graph shows data in bars.

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A bar chart shows data in lines, while a line graph shows data in bars.

Question 48

How can data be used to make predictions?

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Data can be used to make predictions by identifying patterns and trends.

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Data can be used to make predictions by asking a magic 8-ball.

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Data can be used to make predictions by ignoring patterns and trends.

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Data can be used to make predictions by making up random guesses.