Grade :6

Subject : Math
Topic : Graphs
Objective : Read and interpret data from bar graphs.

Reading Bar Graphs

(A) The following bar graph shows the number of students

students and their favorite sport:

1. Which is the most favorite sport among students?

A) Ice-hockey
B) Football
C) Basketball
D) Baseball

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 2. Which is the least favorite sport?
A) Ice-hockey
B) Football
C) Basketball
D) Baseball

3. How many sports were preferred by more than 20 students?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

(B) The following bar graph depicts the number of cookie boxes sold by 5 students:

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 1. How many students sold less than 15 boxes?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

2. What is the absolute difference between boxes sold by Zack and John?

A) 21
B) 8
C) 13
D) 15

3. How many boxes were sold by the students in total?

A) 49
B) 59
C) 33
D) 41

(C) The following table shows the points scored by 5 teams in a basketball match. Draw a bar
graph and highlight the winning team:

Name of Teams Points scored

White Stallions 39
Lily Leopards 37
Lone Sharks 23
Winking Weasels 41
Pesky Penguins 19

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 1. Which team stood 2nd in the match?

A) Lily Leopards
B) White Stallions
C) Lone Sharks
D) Pesky Penguins

2. By how many points did Lone sharks lose the match?

A) 23
B) 18
C) 20
D) 41

3. Which team scored the least points?

A) Lone Sharks
B) Lily Leopards
C) White Stallions
D) Pesky Penguins

4. How many points do Lily Leopards need, to share the 1st position with winning team?

A) 41
B) 37
C) 4
D) 11

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 Answer Key
(A)

1. B) Football

The most favorite sport among students is Football because most of the students have voted
for it.

2. A) Ice-hockey

The least favorite sport among students is Ice-hockey because it has got least number of votes.

3. B) 2

Football and Baseball have received more than 20 votes. Hence, they are preferred by more
than 20 students.

(B)

1. C) 3

Sam, Zack and Susan have sold 4, 8 and 10 boxes respectively. Therefore, they have sold less
than 15 boxes.

2. C) 13

The number of boxes sold by Zack and John are 8 and 21 respectively. The absolute difference
between these numbers is 13.

3. B) 59

The sum of number of boxes sold by all children = 4 + 8 + 21 + 16 + 10 = 59

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 (C)

1. B) White Stallions

The team whose bar is taller than all teams but shorter than the winning team is White
Stallions.

2. B) 18

The number of points scored by Lone Sharks and winning team are 23 and 41 respectively. The
absolute difference between these points is 18. Therefore, Lone Sharks lost the match by 18
points.

3. D) Pesky Penguins

The least number of points have been scored by Pesky Penguins

4. C) 4

Lily Leopards have scored 37 points. The winning team has scored 41 points. The absolute
difference between these points is 4. Therefore, Lily Leopards need to score 4 more points to
share the 1st position with the winning team.

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