Bar Graphs and Picture Graphs Quiz

Grade 2 · Math · Quiz

Test your skill at reading and interpreting bar graphs and picture graphs.

Questions

  1. A picture graph shows favorite fruits. Each banana picture = 3 students. There are 5 banana pictures. How many students chose bananas?

    1. 5
    2. 8
    3. 15
    4. 12
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    Answer: 15

    5 banana pictures x 3 students each = 15 students.

  2. A bar graph shows books read: Amy = 8, Ben = 5, Clara = 10. Who read the most books?

    1. Amy
    2. Ben
    3. Clara
    4. They all read the same
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    Answer: Clara

    Clara read 10 books, which is more than Amy's 8 and Ben's 5.

  3. In the same book graph (Amy=8, Ben=5, Clara=10), how many more books did Amy read than Ben?

    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 13
    4. 5
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    Answer: 3

    Amy read 8, Ben read 5. 8 - 5 = 3 more books.

  4. What does the key in a picture graph tell you?

    1. The title of the graph
    2. What each picture symbol represents
    3. How to draw the graph
    4. The largest number in the graph
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    Answer: What each picture symbol represents

    The key (or legend) explains what each picture or symbol represents in the graph.

  5. A bar graph about pets shows: Fish bar reaches 4, Cat bar reaches 7. Which statement is true?

    1. There are more fish than cats
    2. There are more cats than fish
    3. There are the same number of cats and fish
    4. Fish and cats total 3
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    Answer: There are more cats than fish

    The cat bar reaches 7 and the fish bar reaches 4, so there are more cats than fish.

  6. A class voted for their favorite season. Spring = 6, Summer = 10, Fall = 4, Winter = 5. How many students voted in all?

    1. 20
    2. 24
    3. 25
    4. 30
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    Answer: 25

    6 + 10 + 4 + 5 = 25 students voted in all.

  7. A bar graph and a picture graph can show the same information in different ways.

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    Answer: True

    Both graphs show data — they just use different visual styles to display the same information.

  8. The numbers along the side of a bar graph that help you read values is called the ___.

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    Answer: scale

    The scale is the set of numbers along the axis of a bar graph used to read each bar's value.

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