Data Interpretation for Year 4 Maths: Interactive Quizzes and Practice

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a type of data representation we have learned about in this unit?

Accepted Answer

Line graphs

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Tally charts

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Pictograms

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Bar charts

Question 2

A tally chart has 5 tally marks. How many items does it represent?

Accepted Answer

5

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10

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15

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20

Question 3

In a pictogram, each symbol stands for:

Accepted Answer

A certain number of items

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A certain type of item

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The total number of items

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The average number of items

Question 4

A tally chart shows 12 tally marks for apples and 5 tally marks for oranges. How many fruits are there in total?

Accepted Answer

17

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12

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25

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37

Question 5

Which subject is the most popular among the students?

Accepted Answer

The subject with the tallest bar in the bar chart

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The subject with the fewest ticks on the tally chart

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The subject with the smallest symbol in the pictogram

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The subject with the largest slice in the pie chart

Question 6

What is the difference between the number of votes for the two candidates with the most votes?

Accepted Answer

Subtract the height of the shorter bar from the height of the taller bar

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Add the heights of the two bars and then subtract the total number of votes

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Multiply the height of the taller bar by the number of votes for the shorter bar

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Divide the height of the shorter bar by the height of the taller bar

Question 7

What is the scale used on the y-axis of the bar chart?

Accepted Answer

The number of votes represented by each unit of height

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The number of candidates represented by each unit of height

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The percentage of votes represented by each unit of height

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The total number of votes represented by the entire height of the y-axis

Question 8

In a tally chart, which symbol is used to count?

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|

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/

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\

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*

Question 9

Which of these bar charts shows the biggest difference between two amounts?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart with long, different-sized bars

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Bar chart with short, equal-sized bars

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Bar chart with tall, equal-sized bars

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Bar chart with short, different-sized bars

Question 10

What does the bottom line in a bar chart show?

Accepted Answer

What is being measured

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How often something happens

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The total amount

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Which group is the best

Question 11

Which of these skills is most important for understanding information from charts or graphs?

Accepted Answer

Comparing

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Counting

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Drawing

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Writing

Question 12

A survey asks students to choose their favourite colour. What type of data is being collected?

Accepted Answer

Categorical data

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Quantitative data

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Qualitative data

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Numerical data

Question 13

In a data table with the columns 'Name' and 'Favorite Colour', which variable is the independent variable?

Accepted Answer

Name

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Favorite Colour

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Both Name and Favorite Colour

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Neither Name nor Favorite Colour

Question 14

Which data representation uses bars of varying heights to show the data?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

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Tally chart

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Pictogram

Question 15

Which of these is NOT a type of pictogram?

Accepted Answer

Words

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Objects

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Pictures

Question 16

A bar chart shows that the bar representing brown hair is 6 units high. How many students have brown hair?

Accepted Answer

6

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5

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7

Question 17

Which question can be answered using a pictogram?

Accepted Answer

How many students like blue?

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What is the average height of the students?

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How many days has it rained this month?

Question 18

What is an advantage of using tally charts?

Accepted Answer

They are easy to create and understand

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They can handle large amounts of data

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They show data trends over time

Question 19

Which type of chart uses bars of different lengths to show data?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

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Tally chart

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Pictogram

Question 20

Which bar chart shows that more students prefer red than blue?

Accepted Answer

Image of a bar chart with a taller red bar and a shorter blue bar

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Image of a bar chart with a shorter red bar and a taller blue bar

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Image of a bar chart with blue and red bars of equal height

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a way to collect data?

Accepted Answer

Guessing

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Surveys

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Questionnaires

Question 22

Which tally mark represents five?

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Question 23

Which bar chart shows that apples are the most popular fruit?

Accepted Answer

A bar chart with the tallest bar for apples

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A bar chart with the tallest bar for oranges

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A bar chart with the tallest bar for bananas

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A bar chart with the tallest bar for pears

Question 24

A survey shows that 25 children like football, 18 like basketball, and 12 like tennis. Which sport is the most popular?

Accepted Answer

Football

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Basketball

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Tennis

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All are equally popular

Question 25

Why is it important to include clear titles and labels when creating data representations?

Accepted Answer

To help people quickly understand what the data is about.

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To make the data look more visually appealing.

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To use technical language to impress people.

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Titles and labels are not important as long as the data is displayed.

Question 26

What happens to the height of the bars in a bar chart when you change the scale on the y-axis?

Accepted Answer

They get taller or shorter.

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They stay the same.

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They change color.

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They disappear.

Question 27

Which type of data representation is ideal for displaying changes over time?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

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Tally chart

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Pictogram

Question 28

Look at the tally chart. How many children have green eyes?

Accepted Answer

6

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4

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5

Question 29

What kind of chart is best to show how many students like different fruits?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

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Tally chart

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Line graph

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Pictogram

Question 30

Which number is most changed by a really big or small number?

Accepted Answer

Average (Mean)

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Middle Number (Median)

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Range

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Most Frequent Number (Mode)

Question 31

The tally chart shows the number of pets owned by students in a class. How many students own a cat?

Pet | Tally
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Dog  | |||| ||
Cat | |||| |||||
Fish | |||

Accepted Answer

7

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5

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3

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12

Question 32

A pictogram shows that 2 sun symbols mean 10 sunny days. How many sunny days are shown by 4 sun symbols?

Accepted Answer

20

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40

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14

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12

Question 33

The bar chart shows children's favorite colors. Which color is the most popular?

Accepted Answer

Blue

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Red

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Green

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Yellow

Question 34

A tally chart shows that there are 3 more apples than oranges in a basket. If there are 5 oranges, how many apples are there?

Accepted Answer

8

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3

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2

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15

Question 35

A pictogram uses a star to represent 4 children. How many stars would represent 12 children?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

8

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48

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4

Question 36

A tally chart shows that 9 students like pizza and 6 students like burgers. How many more students like pizza than burgers?

Accepted Answer

3

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6

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9

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15

Question 37

A pictogram shows that 3 smiley faces represent 6 happy children. How many happy children are represented by 6 smiley faces?

Accepted Answer

12

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18

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3

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9

Question 38

A tally chart shows the different fruits children brought for lunch. If there are 4 apples, 5 bananas, and 2 oranges, how many fruits are there in total?

Accepted Answer

11

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7

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9

Question 39

A pictogram shows that 5 smiley faces represent 10 children. How many children do 15 smiley faces represent?

Accepted Answer

30

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25

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15

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20

Question 40

A tally chart shows that 8 children chose 'red' as their favorite color. How many tally marks would be used to represent this?

Accepted Answer

8

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10

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4

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16

Question 41

A bar chart shows the number of books read by each student in a class. If the bar for Sarah is twice as tall as the bar for John, how many books did Sarah read compared to John?

Accepted Answer

Sarah read twice as many books as John.

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Sarah read half as many books as John.

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Sarah and John read the same number of books.

Question 42

A pictogram shows the number of apples picked by each child. If Emily picked 6 apples and the pictogram uses 1 apple symbol to represent 2 apples, how many apple symbols would be used for Emily?

Accepted Answer

3

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12

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6

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2

Question 43

A tally chart shows the number of pets owned by students in a class. If 5 students have cats and 3 students have dogs, how many more students have cats than dogs?

Accepted Answer

2

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3

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8

Answer

1

Question 44

A bar chart shows the number of goals scored by each team in a football match. If team A scored 3 goals and team B scored 5 goals, what is the total number of goals scored in the match?

Accepted Answer

8

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3

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5

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2

Question 45

A pictogram shows the number of ice creams sold each day. If Monday has 4 ice cream symbols and each symbol represents 3 ice creams, how many ice creams were sold on Monday?

Accepted Answer

12

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3

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4

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7

Question 46

A tally chart shows the number of different fruits brought to a picnic. If 6 apples are recorded, how many groups of 5 tally marks will be shown?

Accepted Answer

1

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3

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2

Answer

6

Question 47

A bar chart shows the number of students who chose different activities. If the bar for 'reading' is the shortest and the bar for 'sports' is the tallest, which activity was the most popular?

Accepted Answer

Sports

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Reading

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There is not enough information to tell.

Answer

Both activities were equally popular.

Question 48

A pictogram shows the number of cars that passed a school gate in one hour. If there are 5 car symbols and each symbol represents 2 cars, how many cars passed the gate in total?

Accepted Answer

10

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7

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2

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5