Data Handling for Year 1 Maths: Learn to Collect and Represent Data

Question 1

We want to know what everyone's favorite thing to do after school is. Which question should we ask to find out?

Accepted Answer

What do you like to do after school?

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What is your favorite color?

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What is your favorite food?

Question 2

Which of these is NOT a way to represent data?

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Song

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Pictogram

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Bar chart

Question 3

In a pictogram, what does each symbol represent?

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One data point

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Five data points

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Ten data points

Question 4

In a data set, the value that appears the most is called the:

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Mode

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Mean

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Median

Question 5

Which of these is a type of data that can be sorted into categories?

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Eye color

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Age

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Height

Question 6

What do we use to represent data using pictures?

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Pictograms

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Tally charts

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Block graphs

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Bar charts

Question 7

There are 15 tiger votes at the zoo. If we use 1 picture for every 3 votes on a pictogram, how many tiger pictures will there be?

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5

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3

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10

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15

Question 8

A block graph uses what to show data?

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Blocks of different heights

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Bars of different lengths

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Lines of different slopes

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Pictures of different sizes

Question 9

What does it mean when a data set has a range of 5?

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The highest number is 5 more than the lowest number.

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The average number is 5.

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The middle number is 5.

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The most common number is 5.

Question 10

Which one do we use to find the most common number in a data set?

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Find the number that appears the most.

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Add all the numbers and divide by how many there are.

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Find the difference between the highest and lowest numbers.

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Find the average of the highest and lowest numbers.

Question 11

Why do we use data representations?

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To make data easier to read and understand.

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To make data harder to read and understand.

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To hide data from others.

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To make data look more interesting.

Question 12

Which chart shows how many times something happens?

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A tally chart

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A bar chart

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A line graph

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A pie chart

Question 13

Which graph uses blocks to represent data?

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A block graph

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A bar chart

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A line graph

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A pie chart

Question 14

In a block graph, what does the height of each block show?

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How often something happens

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How big something is

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How heavy something is

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How much something costs

Question 15

Which of these can a data representation help us find out?

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How many people have pets

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How many days it will be until summer

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What the weather will be like tomorrow

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Who is the best singer in the world

Question 16

What should you do with data after you have collected it?

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Organise it

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Throw it away

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Keep it a secret

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Ignore it

Question 17

The best way to show how many children like each fruit is to:

Accepted Answer

Make a tally chart to show the number of children who like each fruit.

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Write a list of the fruits and the number of children who like each one.

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Draw a picture of each fruit and write the number of children who like it next to it.

Question 18

Another way to represent the data in the tally chart is by using a:

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Pictogram

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Bar graph

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Pie chart

Question 19

If 2 more children like apples, how many children will like apples then?

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6

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4

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8

Question 20

What is a tally chart used for?

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To record information in groups

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To show information as a picture

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To compare different sets of information

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To calculate averages

Question 21

Which symbol stands for 5 pieces of information in a tally chart?

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Question 22

How many apples are shown in this pictogram? (image of a pictogram with 3 apples)

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3

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6

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9

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12

Question 23

What is a block graph?

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A graph that uses blocks to represent information

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A graph that uses lines to represent information

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A graph that uses circles to represent information

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A graph that uses symbols to represent information

Question 24

Which would be the best title for a pictogram about favourite fruits?

Accepted Answer

Favourite Fruits

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What is my favourite fruit?

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Fruits

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My Favourite

Question 25

What question can we ask to collect information about the number of pets in our class?

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How many pets do you have?

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What kind of pets do you have?

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Where do your pets live?

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What is your favourite pet?

Question 26

Which of these is the best way to display the number of goals scored by each team in a football match?

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A block graph

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A pie chart

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A line graph

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A tally chart

Question 27

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

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Read a book

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Ask questions

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Count objects

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Observe something

Question 28

Which of these is a good question to ask when collecting data about favourite foods?

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What is your favourite food?

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What is your favourite colour?

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What is your favourite animal?

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What is your favourite book?

Question 29

What's the first thing we should do when we look at data?

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Read the title and the labels.

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Count the data.

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Make conclusions.

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Ask questions.

Question 30

What is something that can change, like your height or your age?

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A variable.

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A number.

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A measurement.

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A graph.

Question 31

What does the title of a graph tell us?

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What the graph is about.

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How the graph was made.

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Who made the graph.

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When the graph was made.

Question 32

What is the first step in collecting data?

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Think about what you want to find out.

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Start counting or asking questions.

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Draw a graph or chart.

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Write a report.

Question 33

Why do we use graphs to show data?

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To make it easier to understand.

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To make it more colourful.

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To make it harder to read.

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To waste paper.

Question 34

What is the difference between a tally chart and a block graph?

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A tally chart shows individual data points, while a block graph shows groups of data.

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A tally chart uses lines to show data, while a block graph uses blocks.

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A block graph uses lines to show data, while a tally chart uses blocks.

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A block graph shows individual data points, while a tally chart shows groups of data.

Question 35

What is the most important thing to remember when showing data?

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Being accurate

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Being creative

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Being fast

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Being tidy

Question 36

What shape are the blocks in a block graph?

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Squares

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Circles

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Triangles

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Hearts

Question 37

What does the height of each block in a block graph tell us?

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How many things it represents

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What kind of thing it represents

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How big the things are

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How old the things are

Question 38

Which of these is a list of things that can't be counted, like colors or shapes?

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The colors of flowers in a garden

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The heights of students in a class

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The number of books read by each student

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The weights of cars

Question 39

What does it mean to understand data?

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To make sense of data

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To gather data

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To show data

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To compare data

Question 40

You want to collect data on the favorite colors of your classmates. What is the best way to collect this data?

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Ask each classmate their favorite color and record their answers.

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Draw a picture of each classmate's favorite color

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Guess what their favorite color might be

Question 41

There are 3 cats, 2 dogs, and 1 rabbit in a pet shop. Which type of animal has the least?

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Rabbit

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Dogs

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Cats

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All animals have the same amount

Question 42

A pictogram shows the number of children who ate apples for lunch. Each apple symbol represents 2 children. If there are 5 apple symbols, how many children ate apples?

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10 children

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5 children

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2 children

Question 43

A tally chart shows the number of children who wore red, blue, or green shirts. There are 5 tally marks for red shirts, 3 for blue shirts, and 2 for green shirts. Which color shirt was worn the most?

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Red

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Green

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All colors were worn the same amount

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Blue