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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.

Grade 6 Math Data and GraphingReading Graphs
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.B.4CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.SP.B.5

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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.

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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.

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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:

a

Changes over time

b

Parts of a whole

c

Comparisons between categories

d

Relationships between two variables

8. Which type of graph is best for displaying data that changes continuously over time?

a

Bar graph

b

Line plot

c

Line graph

d

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.

T

True

F

False

12. A line graph is suitable for comparing discrete categories of data.

T

True

F

False