Sorting Data Worksheet
A Grade 3 math worksheet focused on sorting data using various attributes, including multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks, and short answer questions.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to sort the data.
1. Which of these is the best way to sort a group of toys?
By how much they cost
By their color
By their type (cars, dolls, blocks)
By where they were made
2. You have a list of students' favorite fruits. How would you sort this data to easily see which fruit is most popular?
Alphabetically by student name
By the number of times each fruit is chosen
By the color of the fruit
By the size of the fruit
3. When you put items into groups based on their similarities, you are data.
4. A is a way to organize data using pictures or symbols.
5. To find out how many red apples there are in a basket, you would sort the apples by their .
6. Look at the shapes below. Sort them into two groups: shapes with 4 sides and shapes with 3 sides. List the shapes under each group.
Shapes with 4 sides:
Shapes with 3 sides:
7. Imagine you have a collection of buttons. Describe two different ways you could sort them.
8. Sorting data helps us to understand information more easily.
True
False
9. You can only sort data by color.
True
False
10. Sarah collected leaves from her backyard. She wants to sort them. What are three different ways she could sort her leaves? Explain why each way is useful.