Grade 5 Math: Dot Plots
A worksheet for 5th graders to practice reading, interpreting, and creating dot plots.
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Grade 5 Math: Dot Plots
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. For dot plot questions, make sure your data points are clearly marked.
1. The dot plot below shows the number of pets owned by students in a Grade 5 class. Use the dot plot to answer the questions.
a. How many students own 2 pets?
b. What is the most common number of pets owned?
c. How many students were surveyed in total?
2. The following data shows the number of books read by students in one month: 3, 2, 4, 3, 1, 0, 3, 2, 4, 3.
Create a dot plot to represent this data.
3. In a dot plot, each dot represents one in the data set.
4. A dot plot helps us to see the of data easily.
5. The numbers on the bottom of a dot plot represent the values.
6. Explain one advantage of using a dot plot compared to a bar graph for a small data set.