Grade 6 Math: Reading Graphs
This worksheet helps sixth-grade students practice reading and interpreting various types of graphs, including bar graphs and line plots.
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Grade 6 Math: Reading Graphs
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Read each graph carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Use the bar graph below to answer questions 1-3.
1. Which color is the most popular among Grade 6 students?
2. How many students chose Yellow as their favorite color?
3. What is the difference in popularity between Red and Green?
Use the line plot below to answer questions 4-6.
4. What is the most frequent number of hours spent reading?
5. How many students spent 4 hours reading?
6. What is the total number of students surveyed?
7. A pie chart is best used to show:
Changes over time
Parts of a whole
Comparisons between categories
Relationships between two variables
8. Which type of graph is best for displaying data that changes continuously over time?
Bar graph
Line plot
Line graph
Pictograph
9. The axis of a graph usually represents the independent variable.
10. A graph uses pictures or symbols to represent data.
11. The title of a graph should clearly state what the graph is about.
True
False
12. A line graph is suitable for comparing discrete categories of data.
True
False