Grade: Grade 3 Subject: Mathematics Unit: Data & Graphs SAT: ProblemSolving+DataAnalysis ACT: Math

Guided Practice: Data & Graphs

Now it's time to practice what you've learned! Work through these problems step by step. Each problem will help you become more confident with reading and creating graphs.

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Practice Set 1: Reading Bar Graphs

Use the bar graph below to answer the following questions.

Favorite Sports in Mr. Garcia's Class
Number of Students
0 2 4 6 8 10
8
Soccer
6
Basketball
4
Baseball
5
Swimming
3
Tennis
Type of Sport

1 Find the Most Popular Sport

Hint: Look for the tallest bar in the graph. The tallest bar shows which category has the most!

Question 1

Which sport is the most popular in Mr. Garcia's class?

2 Compare Two Categories

Hint: To find "how many more," subtract the smaller number from the larger number.

Question 2

How many more students chose soccer than tennis?

Question 3

How many students are in Mr. Garcia's class? (Add all the bars together)

Practice Set 2: Reading Pictographs

Study the pictograph below and answer the questions.

Stickers Collected This Month
Maya
* * * * *
Carlos
* * *
Aiden
* * * *
Lily
* * * * * *
Key: * = 5 stickers

3 Use the Key

Hint: Each star equals 5 stickers. Count the stars and multiply by 5!

Question 4

How many stickers did Maya collect?

Question 5

Who collected the most stickers?

Question 6

How many stickers did all four students collect together?

Practice Set 3: Reading Line Plots

Use the line plot below to answer the questions.

Hours Students Spent Reading Last Week
X X
1
X X X X
2
X X X X X X
3
X X X
4
X X
5
X
6
Hours Spent Reading

4 Count the X Marks

Hint: Each X represents one student. Count the X marks above each number to find out how many students read that many hours.

Question 7

What is the most common number of hours students spent reading?

Question 8

How many students were surveyed in total?

Question 9

How many students read 4 or more hours?

Practice Set 4: Creating Graphs

Use the data table to answer questions about creating a graph.

Lunch Choice Number of Students
Pizza 12
Chicken Nuggets 8
Tacos 6
Salad 4

5 Choose the Right Scale

Hint: Look at your largest number. Choose a scale that goes a bit higher. Since 12 is the largest, counting by 2s up to 14 would work well!

Question 10

What would be the BEST scale for a bar graph showing this data?

Question 11

What should the title of this graph be?

Question 12

How tall should the bar for "Pizza" be if each grid line represents 2 students?

Great Work!

You Practiced Important Graph Skills!

Keep practicing to become a data expert!

Reading

Bar Graphs

Compare heights of bars to find the most and least.

Key

Pictographs

Always check the key to know what each symbol means.

Count

Line Plots

Count X marks to find how many are in each category.

Create

Making Graphs

Choose the right scale and write a clear title.

Next Step: Try the Word Problems lesson to apply your graph skills to real-world situations!