Data and Probability for Year 1 Maths: Interactive Quizzes and Practice

Question 1

We have a spinner with 6 equal parts, like slices of a pizza. If we spin it, what is the chance that it will land on the blue part?

Accepted Answer

One in six

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Half

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A quarter

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One in three

Question 2

What type of data describes a quality or characteristic?

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Colour of a car

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Number of students in a class

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Height of a building

Question 3

Why do we need to organize data before showing it in a tally chart or pictogram?

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To make the data easier to read and understand.

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To make the tally chart or pictogram look more colorful.

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To save time when making the tally chart or pictogram.

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To impress the teacher.

Question 4

When you flip a coin, what is the likelihood of getting tails?

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There is a 50% chance of getting tails when you flip a coin.

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It is impossible to get tails when you flip a coin.

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There is a 100% chance of getting tails when you flip a coin.

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There is a 25% chance of getting tails when you flip a coin.

Question 5

Look at the two tally charts. Which one shows the number of pets owned by two different families?

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Family 1
1 pet: ||
2 pets: |

Family 2
1 pet: ||||
2 pets: |||

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Pets
1 pet: |||||
2 pets: ||

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Family 1
1 pet: |
2 pets: ||

Family 2
1 pet: |
2 pets: |||

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Pets
1 pet: |
2 pets: ||||

Question 6

There are 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles in a bag. What is the probability of picking a red marble?

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5/8

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1/2

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1/4

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1/8

Question 7

Why is it very important to give tally charts and pictograms clear and helpful names?

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So everyone knows what the data is about and can understand it.

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To make the charts and pictograms look colorful and pretty.

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So we can remember the data better.

Question 8

Which graph is best for showing how two things are connected?

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Scatter plot

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Bar chart

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Picture graph

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Circle graph

Question 9

Which type of graph is best for showing how something changes over time, like the temperature?

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Line graph

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Bar graph

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Tally chart

Question 10

Which picture shows the most animals?

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A picture with 4 cats and 1 dog

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A picture with 3 cats and 2 dogs

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A picture with 2 cats and 3 dogs

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A picture with 1 cat and 4 dogs

Question 11

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

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List

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Bar chart

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Pictogram

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Pie chart

Question 12

What is the difference between a population and a sample?

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A population is the entire group of interest, while a sample is a smaller set of that group.

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A population is a subset of the group of interest, while a sample is the entire group.

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A population is the average value of the group of interest, while a sample is the range of values.

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A population is the range of values of the group of interest, while a sample is the average value.

Question 13

What does a tally chart show us?

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How many times something happens

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Different things

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How things are put in order

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None of these

Question 14

Which of these is **NOT** part of a pictogram?

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Tally mark

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Picture

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Number

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Label

Question 15

In this pictogram, how many squares stand for 5 sweets?

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5

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1

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10

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15

Question 16

How likely is it to roll a 6 on a dice?

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1 in 6

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1 in 2

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1 in 3

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1 in 4

Question 17

In how many ways can we arrange three letters?

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6

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3

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9

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12

Question 18

A bag has 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles?

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5:3

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3:5

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5:8

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3:8

Question 19

A bag has 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 2 yellow marbles. If you pick a marble without looking, what is the chance of picking a blue marble?

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1 out of 3

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1 out of 5

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1 out of 2

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2 out of 3

Question 20

What is the best way to show this information: the ages of students in a class?

Accepted Answer

Bar graph

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Pie chart

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Line graph

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Scatter plot

Question 21

How many children like strawberries?

Accepted Answer

7

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2

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5

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10

Question 22

How many children like apples and oranges?

Accepted Answer

7

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1

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3

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5

Question 23

If you roll a dice, what is the chance of getting a 5?

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1 in 6

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1 in 2

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1 in 4

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1 in 8

Question 24

Which of these is NOT a good way to gather information?

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Guessing

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Asking questions

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Counting

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Observing

Question 25

How many apples are shown on this tally chart?   ||||||

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6

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2

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4

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8

Question 26

There are 10 children in a class. 6 of them are boys. What fraction of the class is made up of boys?

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2/3

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1/2

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1/3

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3/4

Question 27

What is the middle number in this data set: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13?

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7

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6

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9

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11

Question 28

Which of these is a type of data that can be described using words?

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Colour

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Height

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Age

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Weight

Question 29

What is the number that appears most often in this data set: 5, 7, 9, 9, 11, 13?

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9

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5

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11

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13

Question 30

Which of these measures how spread out a set of data is?

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Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 31

A tally chart shows data using:

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Tally marks

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Pictures

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Lines

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Dots

Question 32

The mode of a data set is the:

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Most common value

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Least common value

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Average value

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Range of values

Question 33

Probability is a number between 0 and 1 that shows the likelihood of an event happening. What probability represents an event that is certain to happen?

Accepted Answer

1

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0

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0.5

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2

Question 34

A bag has 5 red balls and 3 blue balls. What is the probability of picking a blue ball?

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1 in 3

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1 in 5

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1 in 2

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3 in 5

Question 35

A fair game is one where:

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Both players have an equal chance of winning

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One player has a greater chance of winning than the other

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The outcome is completely random

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The outcome is predetermined

Question 36

The range of a data set is the:

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Difference between the smallest and largest values

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Sum of all the values

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Average of all the values

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Number of values in the data set

Question 37

Which graph shows how often something happens?

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Bar graph

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Line graph

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Pie chart

Question 38

There are 25 students in the classroom. 10 students like apples, 12 students like bananas, and 3 students like both apples and bananas. How many students like only apples?

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5

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10

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15

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22

Question 39

A bag contains 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles. What is the chance of picking a red marble?

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1/5

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1/2

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1/3

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1/4

Question 40

Which of these does not describe the middle value in a set of numbers?

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Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 41

Which of these describes a characteristic that cannot be measured with numbers?

Accepted Answer

Hair color

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Height

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Age

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Number of siblings

Question 42

What is the middle number in this set: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11?

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7

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5

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6

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8

Question 43

Which type of graph would be best for showing the number of students with different shoe sizes?

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Line graph

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Scatter plot

Question 44

We have a box with 3 red apples, 2 green apples, and 1 yellow apple. Which color of apple is there the most of?

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Red

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Green

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Yellow

Question 45

Which of these is a picture graph?

Accepted Answer

A picture of a tree with 5 apples drawn on it

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A table with numbers showing the number of apples in each color

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A bar graph showing the number of apples in each color

Question 46

Which of these is NOT a way to collect information?

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Guessing

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Asking questions

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Watching closely

Question 47

A farmer has 12 chickens. 6 of the chickens are male and 6 are female. What part of the chickens are female?

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Half

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A quarter

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A third

Question 48

We want to know how many people will come to the school fair. How can we use statistics to make a good guess?

Accepted Answer

Count the number of people who came last year

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Just guess without any information

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Flip a coin to decide

Question 49

If you spin a fidget spinner with 4 equal sections, what is the chance of getting the red section?

Accepted Answer

1 in 4

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1 in 2

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1 in 3

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1 in 5

Question 50

5 children like cats and 3 children like dogs. Which picture shows this correctly?

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5 cats and 3 dogs

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3 cats and 5 dogs

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2 cats and 1 dog

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1 cat and 2 dogs

Question 51

When we want to find out about things, what should we ask?

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Good questions

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Silly questions

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Rude questions

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Questions that make people laugh

Question 52

Which of these is NOT a way to show information?

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Stories

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Graphs

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Tables

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Charts

Question 53

Which of these is NOT a good way to find out information?

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Guessing

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Asking questions

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Watching carefully

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Counting

Question 54

We have a basket of fruits. Which fruit do we have the most?

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Apple - 5

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Banana - 3

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Orange - 2

Question 55

Look at the tally chart. Which toy is the most popular?

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Car - |||

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Doll - ||

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Teddy Bear - |

Question 56

Which of these is NOT a way to show data?

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Stories

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Pictograms

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Bar charts

Question 57

We want to ask people what they enjoy doing in their free time. Which question is the best to ask without asking for personal information?

Accepted Answer

What do you like to do for fun outside of school?

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What is your full name?

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How old are you?

Question 58

Which of these helps us understand data better?

Accepted Answer

Charts, graphs, and tables

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Long paragraphs of text

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Numbers without any visuals

Question 59

You have two bags of marbles. One bag has 5 red and 3 blue marbles. The other bag has 6 yellow and 4 green marbles. Which bag should you choose if you want to pick a yellow marble?

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Yellow bag

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Red bag

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Blue bag

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Green bag

Question 60

Why is it useful to collect data?

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Data helps us learn about the world and make better decisions.

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Data is not useful and we don't need it.

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Data is only useful for counting things.

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Data can help us predict the future.

Question 61

We want to find out how many children in the class have a blue or yellow book bag. How can we collect this information?

Accepted Answer

Ask all the children which colour book bag they have and write down the answers.

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Guess which colour book bag most children have.

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Look at only the children at the front of the class.

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Ask only the children with blue book bags.

Question 62

How do we find the middle value in a set of numbers?

Accepted Answer

Put the numbers in order from smallest to biggest

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Add all the numbers and divide by the total

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Count the number of numbers

Question 63

We want to know about all the children in our class, but we only ask a few of them. Which group is bigger, the one we want to know about or the one we ask?

Accepted Answer

Bigger group: all the children in our class; Smaller group: the ones we ask

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Bigger group: the ones we ask; Smaller group: all the children in our class

Question 64

When counting things to collect data, what's the best way to make sure our information is correct?

Accepted Answer

Count carefully and check our work.

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Guess the answers.

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Only count the things we like.

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Make up numbers to fill in any gaps.