Graph interpretation resources

Task: Answer questions about the temperature and brightness of types of stars. Assessment focus: interpreting a graph.

Students compare the overall distribution of two dot plots and describe their reasons.

Students study a dot plot of the months students' were born and answer questions interpreting the data.

Task: Decide which of two graphs e.g., tally chart, pictograph, bar graph is represented by a picture and explain how the graph/s are interpreted.

Students interpret a line graph showing the running speed of different animals.

This resource requires students to construct a graph on data for temperature and depth below the Earth's crust. Students then answer four questions about this.

Students are given a graph that shows how many days it took for bread placed in different areas to grow mould. Students use this graph to answer three short questions.

Students interpret a bar graph showing the number of different types of shell collected on a beach.

Students interpret information presented in a bar graph to answer questions and calculate averages.

Students answer questions about a bar graph which shows the number of different types of animals at the zoo.

This task requires students to interpret a stem-and-leaf graph made by a class showing estimates of jelly beans in a jar.

Students interpret a dot plot showing the number of books read by a class of students.

Students interpret information presented in a bar graph to answer questions.

Students conduct a statistical investigation about their prediction of the most common words used in English. They make graphs, describe their shape, and compare their own graph with ones that other students produce.

Students interpret a bar graph which shows the number of cats taken to a veterinarian in one week.

This task requires students to answer questions about a time-series graph for two categories of data over an eight year period.

Students identify a correct statement about the overall distribution of a graph and explain their reasoning.

Students decide if a graph is suitable to display category data and explain the reasons.

Students decide whether a graph is suitable to display category data and explain their answer.

Students answer questions from a histogram of distance of discus throws. Calculation is required.

Students construct and label a bar graph of the colour of passing cars from data in a table and answer questions interpreting the results.

Students need to interpret data about travel time to school and common after-school activities and identify which statement is true from a list of given statements.

Students are asked to study a bar graph of ways to travel to school and write down five things that are wrong with the way the graph is set up.

Students select the correct statement that matches a given graph.

Students calculate the repair charges of two different garages, graph them, and explain the results.