Data Handling for Year 4 Maths: Quizzes and Practice

Question 1

Which title is most suitable for a bar chart that shows the number of goals scored in each match by a football team?

Accepted Answer

Goals Scored by the Football Team

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Football Team Goals

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Matches Played by the Football Team

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Football Team Performance

Question 2

What does the key in a pictogram show?

Accepted Answer

Meaning of each symbol

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Categories of data

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Total number of items in a data set

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Scale used in the pictogram

Question 3

What is a disadvantage of using tally charts?

Accepted Answer

They can be difficult to read with many data items

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They are not used for small data sets

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They are difficult to draw

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They cannot be used to compare different data sets

Question 4

When making a bar chart, what do we do first?

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Collect the data

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Draw the bars

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Write the labels

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Give it a title

Question 5

How can data help us make guesses about the future?

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By finding patterns

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By adding up the numbers

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By using a computer

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By making random guesses

Question 6

Which is NOT a good reason to collect data?

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To waste time

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To make choices

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To solve problems

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To learn about the world

Question 7

Which chart shows data using lines that connect the points?

Accepted Answer

Line graph

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Tally chart

Question 8

What's the first step when gathering data using a tally chart?

Accepted Answer

Decide the categories for data

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Create a table with rows and columns

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Count the data

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Label the axes

Question 9

Which is NOT a way to show data?

Accepted Answer

Text description

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Tally chart

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

Question 10

What does a single tally mark in a tally chart represent?

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One occurrence

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Ten occurrences

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Hundred occurrences

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Thousand occurrences

Question 11

Which type of chart displays data using horizontal or vertical bars?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Line chart

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Pictogram

Question 12

Which value in the following data set is significantly different from the others: 12, 15, 18, 21, 100?

Accepted Answer

100

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12

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15

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None of them

Question 13

What is the most common number in the data set: 5, 7, 5, 9, 5, 11, 5, 13?

Accepted Answer

5

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7

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9

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There is no mode

Question 14

What is the middle value in the data set: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9?

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5

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1

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3

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7

Question 15

What is a tally chart used for?

Accepted Answer

To show how often different things happen

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To create a bar chart

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To find the average

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To compare different groups of data

Question 16

What is the main difference between a tally chart and a bar chart?

Accepted Answer

A tally chart uses tally marks, while a bar chart uses bars

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A bar chart shows how often things happen, while a tally chart does not

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A tally chart is more detailed than a bar chart

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A bar chart is easier to understand than a tally chart

Question 17

Which of these would be a good question to ask in a survey about favourite sports?

Accepted Answer

What is your favourite sport?

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What is your favourite fruit?

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How old are you?

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What is your favourite colour?

Question 18

Which type of data representation uses a picture for each piece of data?

Accepted Answer

Pictogram

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Tally chart

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Bar chart

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Line graph

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

|

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+

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/

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*

Question 20

What should the title of a bar chart be if it shows the number of students in each class?

Accepted Answer

Number of Students in Each Class

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Class Size

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Student Population

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Class Distribution

Question 21

Which title would be most suitable for a bar chart showing how many students have different hair colors?

Accepted Answer

Hair Color Distribution

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Hair Colors of Students

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Favorite Hair Colors

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Hair Color Survey Results

Question 22

What is a tally chart?

Accepted Answer

A chart that shows how often something happens

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A chart that uses pictures to show information

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A chart that compares two things

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A chart that shows the spread of information

Question 23

What does a bar chart show?

Accepted Answer

How often something happens

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The spread of information

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The relationship between two things

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The percentage of something

Question 24

What does a picture chart use to represent information?

Accepted Answer

Pictures

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Bars

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Lines

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Percentages

Question 25

Which type of chart would be best to show the number of pupils in each class?

Accepted Answer

A bar chart

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A picture chart

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A pie chart

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A line graph

Question 26

What does the bottom line of a bar chart show?

Accepted Answer

The things being compared

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How often each thing happens

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The percentage of each thing

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The average of each thing

Question 27

Why do we use bar charts?

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To show differences between categories

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To show changes over time

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To show the spread of data

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To make predictions

Question 28

Which of these is a pictogram?

Accepted Answer

Images representing the types of pets in a class

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A list of names and their favourite colours

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A graph showing temperature changes

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A map showing different countries

Question 29

Which of these measures how spread out data is?

Accepted Answer

Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 30

A bar chart uses what to represent data?

Accepted Answer

Bars

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Lines

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Circles

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Tables

Question 31

Which symbol represents a tally mark?

Accepted Answer

|

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//

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x

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+

Question 32

Which data representation would be most suitable for showing the number of students in each class in a school?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

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Pictogram

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Line graph

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Scatter plot

Question 33

What is the difference between a bar chart and a pictogram?

Accepted Answer

Bar charts use bars, while pictograms use pictures.

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Pictograms use bars, while bar charts use pictures.

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Bar charts show data over time, while pictograms show data at a specific point in time.

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Pictograms show data over time, while bar charts show data at a specific point in time.

Question 34

Which of the following is a type of graph that uses pictures or symbols to represent data?

Accepted Answer

Pictogram

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Bar chart

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Pie chart

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Line graph

Question 35

Which part of a bar chart shows the categories being compared?

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X-axis

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Title

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Bars

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Y-axis

Question 36

A pictogram shows the number of trees planted in a park. Each tree is represented by a symbol. If there are 10 symbols in the pictogram, and each symbol represents 5 trees, how many trees were planted in total?

Accepted Answer

50 trees

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10 trees

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5 trees

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100 trees

Question 37

Which of these is a good title for a bar chart that shows the number of students who like different sports?

Accepted Answer

Favorite Sports of Students

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A Bar Chart

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Sports Data

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Bar Chart of Sports

Question 38

A bar chart shows the height of plants in different pots. The bar for Pot A is taller than the bar for Pot B. Which pot has the taller plants?

Accepted Answer

Pot A

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Both pots have plants of the same height

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Pot B

Question 39

What is an advantage of using data representations?

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Makes data easier to understand and interpret

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Provides all the raw data

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Makes data more confusing

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Can be used to change the data

Question 40

How do we show data using pictures?

Accepted Answer

Pictogram

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Tally chart

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Line graph

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Bar chart

Question 41

What does the title of a bar chart tell us?

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The subject of the data

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The mean of the data

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The range of the data

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The number of data points

Question 42

Why is a tally chart useful for collecting data?

Accepted Answer

It helps organize and count data quickly.

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It provides a visual representation of the data.

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It is the most accurate method of data collection.

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It can be used for complex data analysis.

Question 43

What makes a pictogram different from other data representation methods?

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It uses symbols or pictures to represent data.

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It uses bars to represent data.

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It uses lines to represent data.

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It uses numbers to represent data.

Question 44

What is one way to collect information about things?

Accepted Answer

Use a tally chart

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Use a computer

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Read a book

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Play with a toy

Question 45

A pictogram uses pictures to show numbers.

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True

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Sometimes

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False

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Not sure

Question 46

What can help you organize information in rows and columns?

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Table

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Computer

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Toy

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Book

Question 47

A double bar chart shows two sets of numbers side by side.

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True

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Sometimes

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False

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Not sure

Question 48

Which of these is a number that can be measured?

Accepted Answer

Temperature

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Eye color

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Gender

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Hobby