Tally Marks Practice Worksheet
Read groups of five and use tallies to check a frequency table. Choose supported, standard, or challenge practice with a worked example, printable visual, and explained answers.
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Recording tally marks
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Read groups of five and use tallies to check a frequency table.
Grade 5 review and application of earlier data skills. Use the stated units and scales. These activities do not claim to cover an entire Grade 5 standard.
Supported practice
Example: Each [5] represents a completed group of five tally marks. [5] | | represents 5 + 2 = 7.
1. How many votes does Orange have?
2. How many votes does Banana have?
3. How many completed groups of five are shown for Apple?
4. How many votes does Apple have altogether?
Supported answers
1. 5 votes.
2. 8 votes: 5 + 3.
3. 2 groups.
4. 12 votes: 5 + 5 + 2.
Standard practice
Example: Count completed groups in fives, then add the remaining single marks. Each response adds one mark.
1. Write a frequency table for all three fruits.
2. Find the total number of responses.
3. Two more students choose Banana. Give its new count and grouped tally.
4. How many more students chose Apple than Orange originally?
Standard answers
1. Apple 12, Banana 8, Orange 5.
2. 25 responses: 12 + 8 + 5.
3. 10 votes; [5] [5].
4. 7 more: 12 − 5.
Challenge practice
Example: A count check can detect an extra tally. If every student gives one response, total tallies must match the number surveyed.
1. The teacher says 24 students each voted once, but this table totals 25. What should you do?
2. One response changes from Apple to Orange. Give the new counts and total.
3. Why is [5] [5] easier to check than ten ungrouped marks?
4. Can these tallies reveal which individual student chose Apple?
Challenge answers
1. Check the original responses for an extra or duplicated mark. The table alone cannot identify which category is wrong.
2. Apple 11, Banana 8, Orange 6. The total remains 25.
3. The groups show 5 + 5 = 10 quickly and reduce the need to count individual marks.
4. No. They record category totals, not student identities.
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