November Common Assessment

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Date:_______________________

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Among the third graders, Anita, Kevin, Ana, Guy, Jose, Kara, Kyle, and
Brandon all were born in the month of January. Which shows how this would
look on a tally chart?
A
B
C
D

FAVORITE SPORTS
Baseball
Basketball
Soccer

Use the tally chart above. How many MORE students chose soccer as their
favorite sport than basketball?
A
B
C
D

2
3
4
5

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FAVORITE COLOR
Red
Green
Yellow

Use the tally chart above. How many MORE students chose yellow as their
favorite color than red?
A
B
C
D

2
3
4
9

The line plot below shows the number of pictures several students drew
during an art class. What is the range of the

data?
A
B
C
D

3
4
5
6

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The line plot below shows the number of siblings several students have. How

many students have 2 or more siblings?

A
B
C
D

0
3
6
9

The line plot below shows the number of goals several students scored
during soccer on Saturday. How many students scored 3

goals?
A
B
C
D

3
4
5
6

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Which lunch do the MOST children prefer?

FAVORITE LUNCHES
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Pizza
Chicken Tenders
Each
A
B
C
D

= 2 children.

Hamburger
Chicken Tenders
Pizza
Hot Dog

How many more students prefer swimming to riding bikes?

FAVORITE SUMMER ACTIVITIES
Swimming
Baseball
Boating
Riding Bikes
Each
A
B
C
D

= 2 children.

3
4
6
8

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Where did MOST classes go on their field

trip?
Science Museum
Aquarium
Planetarium
Space Center

A
B
C
D

10

The pictograph below shows the number bushels of apples Wayne picked
each day last week.
BUSHELS OF APPLES WAYNE PICKED
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Each

= 5 bushels.

How many symbols would Wayne need to draw to show that he picked 20
bushels of apples on Friday?
A
B
C
D

3
4
5
6

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If each symbol stood for 8 bushels of apples, then how many bushels of
apples would have been picked if there were 3 apples pictured on a table?
A
B
C
D

12

3
15
16
24

If 5 symbols on a pictograph equal 15 shirts, how many shirts does each

symbol stand for?
A
B
C
D

10
5
3
1

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Mrs. Marx kept a tally of the number of times her children did their chores
without being asked. She then made a graph.
Data
Greg
Addy
Rachel
Elliot

How many blocks should she shade in for

Addy on the graph?
A
B
C
D

14

10
7
6
1

If each child got a gold star for every 3 chores, how many gold stars would be
given if 9 chores were completed?
A
B
C
D

9
6
4
3

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Mr. Perez made a graph for the results of the Favorite Subject survey. 6
students voted for math, 4 students voted for science, and 5 students voted
for reading. Which graph show these results correctly?

A
FAVORITE SUBJECTS

B
FAVORITE SUBJECTS

C
FAVORITE SUBJECTS

D
FAVORITE SUBJECTS

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Mrs. Covell kept a tally of the number of times her children got As on their
report cards. She then made a graph.
DATA
Len
Pam
Darla
Tate

How many blocks should she shade in for

Pam on the graph?
A
B
C
D

10
5
4
1

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