Data Handling for Year 1 Primary School Students: Interactive Quizzes

Question 1

How can we show how many apples Jack has?

Accepted Answer

Tally chart

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Story about apples

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Picture of an apple tree

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Song about apples

Question 2

Which chart uses bars to show information?

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Line graph

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Venn diagram

Question 3

How can you find out what your friends' favorite colors are?

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Ask them

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Guess

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Use a magic wand

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Wait for them to tell you

Question 4

Let's play a counting game! Which list of numbers is in order from smallest to biggest?

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1, 3, 5, 7, 9

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5, 3, 7, 1, 9

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9, 7, 5, 3, 1

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5, 7, 3, 9, 1

Question 5

How can we show how many pets our friends have?

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Tally chart

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Calendar

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Shopping list

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Clock

Question 6

How can we show information using pictures or numbers?

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Tally chart

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

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Writing a story

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Singing a song

Question 7

How can we collect information?

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Asking questions

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Counting things

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Making a bar chart

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Writing a story

Question 8

Which fruit did the most students choose?

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Apple (||||)

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Banana (|||)

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Orange (|)

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Strawberry (no tallies)

Question 9

What kind of chart can you use to show how many different types of toys you have?

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Line graph

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Venn diagram

Question 10

How can you best find out which fruits your classmates like the most?

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Send a survey to all your classmates asking them to choose their favorite fruit from a list.

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Ask your classmates to raise their hands if they like apples.

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Ask a few of your classmates what their favorite fruit is.

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Guess what your classmates' favorite fruits are based on your own preferences.

Question 11

Which chart uses pictures or shapes to show how often something happens?

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Pictogram

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Bar chart

Question 12

What information do the bars in a bar chart represent?

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The number of times something happens

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The different colors of the bars

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The names of the things being counted

Question 13

In a survey, students picked their favorite color. Which of these shows the most popular color?

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The color that was picked the most

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The total number of students surveyed

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The color that was picked the least

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The average of all the colors picked

Question 14

What is the difference between the biggest and smallest numbers in a set of data called?

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Range

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Mode

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Mean

Question 15

Which chart best shows how many children like each fruit?

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Bar chart

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Line graph

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Circle graph

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Tree diagram

Question 16

What is the term for the difference between the biggest and smallest numbers in a set of data?

Accepted Answer

Range

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Mode

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Mean

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Median

Question 17

What is the value that appears the most in a set of data called?

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Mode

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Mean

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Range

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Median

Question 18

Sam picked 3 red apples and 2 green apples from the tree. How many apples did he pick altogether?

Accepted Answer

5

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1

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3

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7

Question 19

Year 1 children went on a trip to the zoo and counted the animals they saw. Which chart would help us see this information the best?

Accepted Answer

A tally chart with hash marks and numbers

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A table with numbers and words

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A graph with lines and dots

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A chart with pictures and colors

Question 20

When we want to show data like the number of toys using bars, what type of graph do we use?

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Line chart

Question 21

What does each line in a tally chart represent?

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One occurrence

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Ten occurrences

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Five occurrences

Question 22

How can we NOT collect data?

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Using a magic wand

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Surveys

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Observations

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Experiments

Question 23

Which way of showing data uses pictures?

Accepted Answer

Pictogram

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Tally chart

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Bar chart

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Word chart

Question 24

What is a good way to show information in an organized way?

Accepted Answer

A tally chart

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Singing a song

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Drawing a map

Question 25

What is the best way to find out what your friends enjoy doing?

Accepted Answer

Ask them

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Guess

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Look at their faces

Question 26

We want to show how many pets each person in our class has. Which chart would be the best way to do this?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Line graph

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Venn diagram

Question 27

We want to show how many children in our class like each type of fruit. We have some fruit pictures here. Which way of using these pictures will help us best show this information?

Accepted Answer

Draw one picture for each fruit, and then use different colors or symbols to show how many children like that fruit.

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Draw one picture for each fruit, and then draw a line for each child who likes that fruit.

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Draw one picture for each child, and then color the picture of the fruit that they like.

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Just write down the number of children who like each fruit.

Question 28

We have data on the number of students who played different sports at our school. Which way of showing this data would make it easiest to compare how popular each sport is?

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Draw a bar chart showing the number of students who played each sport.

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Make a table listing the number of students who played each sport.

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Write a sentence describing how popular each sport is.

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Don't show the data.

Question 29

Let's find out which fruit is the most popular in our class! How can we collect information to help us know for sure?

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Ask everyone in the class their favorite fruit and write down their answers.

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Ask only the students with red hair their favorite fruit.

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Collect data from only the girls in the class.

Question 30

We counted the toys each child had and found that the most common number of toys was 4. What does this tell us?

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Most children had 4 toys.

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The total number of toys was 4.

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The number of toys each child had was evenly spread out.

Question 31

What type of data tells us about qualities, like your favourite colour?

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Qualitative data

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Quantitative data

Question 32

We have a box with 15 apples, 10 bananas, and 5 oranges. If we pick a fruit without looking, what is the chance of picking an apple?

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1 in 3

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1 in 2

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1 in 4

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1 in 15

Question 33

How can we make sure we get a fair sample of students to ask about their favourite colour?

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Ask a variety of students to get a good mix of ages, genders and hair colours

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Only ask students in the playground

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Only ask students with brown hair

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Only ask students who are sitting on tables

Question 34

What's the difference between a population and a sample in statistics?

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A population is a whole group, while a sample is a smaller group chosen to represent the whole group.

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A population is a group of people, while a sample is a single person.

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A population is a group of numbers, while a sample is a single number.

Question 35

In a histogram, what does the size of each bar show?

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How often a value appears

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The average value

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The difference between the highest and lowest values

Question 36

When gathering information, how can you ensure it's useful?

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Ask questions that will give you the information you need.

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Ask many people, even if they don't know much about the topic.

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Ask everyone the same questions, even if some don't make sense for them.

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Write down all the answers exactly as people tell you, even if they don't seem to make sense.

Question 37

To find out which animals are the most popular at the zoo, we need to make sure we ask a fair sample of visitors. Which of these methods would be the best way to do this?

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Ask every 10th person who enters the zoo.

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Only ask children.

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Ask the zookeepers.

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Ask the people who are leaving the zoo.

Question 38

When collecting information from people, what is the most important thing to do first?

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Ask for their permission

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Only collect information from people you know

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Never tell people why you are collecting information

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Collect information from as many people as possible

Question 39

What is a benefit of using a bar chart to show data?

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It helps you compare different things.

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It's a fun way to show data.

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It can show changes over time.

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It's the only way to show data.

Question 40

Why is it important to use clear words and pictures when sharing information with others?

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To make it easy for people to understand.

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To make it look nice.

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So you don't have to explain it.

Question 41

Which bar chart shows us the total amount of something for different categories?

Accepted Answer

Stacked bar chart

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Clustered bar chart

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Pie chart

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Line graph

Question 42

We have a box with 10 balls, each with a number from 1 to 10. How can we estimate the average number on the balls without adding up all the numbers?

Accepted Answer

Add the smallest and largest numbers and divide by 2.

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Guess the average.

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Count the number of balls.

Question 43

How can we use the information we gather to make guesses about what might happen in the future?

Accepted Answer

By finding patterns in the information.

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We can't use information to guess what might happen.

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By making up a story about the information.

Question 44

Which of these is a good way to show data?

Accepted Answer

A graph

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A story

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A song

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A dance

Question 45

What does a tall bar show in a bar graph?

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The most popular item

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The least popular item

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The average amount

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The middle value

Question 46

Which of these is NOT a way to find the 'middle' of a set of data?

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Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 47

What do we call it when something happens a lot?

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Often

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Big

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Old

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Heavy

Question 48

What kind of information is 'eye color'?

Accepted Answer

Something you can see or touch

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How big or small something is

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How old something is

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How heavy something is

Question 49

Why do we use a data table?

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To organize information

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To make a graph

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To find the mean

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To tell the future

Question 50

What's the difference between a pie chart and a bar graph?

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A pie chart shows parts of a whole, while a bar graph shows comparisons

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A bar graph shows parts of a whole, while a pie chart shows comparisons

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They are the same

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A pie chart is more accurate

Question 51

We have a box full of different coloured marbles. We pick out 3 red marbles, 2 blue marbles, 1 green marble, and 4 yellow marbles. Which colour of marble did we pick out the most?

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Yellow

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Red

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Blue

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Green

Question 52

We want to show how the weather changes over the week. We have a chart that shows a line going up and down. What kind of chart is this?

Accepted Answer

Line graph

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Table

Question 53

Your favourite colour is blue and your friend's favourite colour is red. What is the best word to describe this difference between you and your friend?

Accepted Answer

Variable

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Constant

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Data

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Information

Question 54

When we want to know about a group of things, but we can't collect information from all of them, we can choose to collect information from just a few of them. What do we call this?

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Sampling

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Guessing

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Counting

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Adding

Question 55

How can we use technology to collect data?

Accepted Answer

Use a computer to record responses from surveys.

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Use a mobile app to track steps taken in a day.

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Take notes on a piece of paper.

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Ask friends to help you collect data.

Question 56

How can we show information in two different ways?

Accepted Answer

Graph and Table

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Book and Paper

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Computer and Screen

Question 57

Is it right to use information about others without their permission?

Accepted Answer

No, we should always ask people before using their information.

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Yes, it's okay to use information about others without asking.

Question 58

Can we use a weather chart to make a good guess about tomorrow's weather?

Accepted Answer

Yes, because weather charts show past weather, and we can use that to make a guess about tomorrow's weather.

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No, because weather charts only show past weather, and we can't know for sure what the weather will be like tomorrow.

Question 59

Imagine we measure the temperature in London every day for a year. Which graph would show how the temperature changes over time?

Accepted Answer

A line graph with one point for each day of the year, connected by lines.

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A bar graph with one bar for each day of the year.

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A pie chart showing the percentage of days that are hot, cold, and mild.

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A Venn diagram showing the days that are hot and the days that are cold.

Question 60

When we collect information, why is it important to collect it accurately and without bias?

Accepted Answer

To ensure the results we get are reliable.

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To make sure everyone feels included.

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To finish the task quickly.

Question 61

We have a list of the number of hours of sleep each student in our class gets each night. How can we show this information using a box plot?

Accepted Answer

Draw a box with a line inside it. The box shows the range of hours of sleep, and the line shows the median number of hours of sleep.

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Draw a box with a line inside it. The line shows the average number of hours of sleep.

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Draw a bar chart with bars for each student, showing the number of hours of sleep each student gets.

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Draw a pie chart with slices for each student, showing the number of hours of sleep each student gets.

Question 62

There are lots of people in our school. We want to know their favorite color. Is it possible to ask each and every person in the school?

Accepted Answer

No, it's not possible to ask everyone

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Yes, we can ask everyone in the school

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We can just guess the favorite color

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We can make up the information

Question 63

Which number appears the most in the list: 2, 4, 6, 8, 8, 10, 12?

Accepted Answer

8

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2

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10

Question 64

When we collect information, what's important to remember?

Accepted Answer

Be honest and don't change the information.

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Collect lots of information.

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Only collect information from our friends.

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It doesn't matter how we collect the information.