Graph interpretation resources

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

Students interpret time frames and slope from a graph showing the area of a painted wall over time.

Task: Answer questions about the relationship between mass and stretch. Assessment focus: graph interpretation.

Students answer questions about a bar graph showing favourite ice-cream flavours. No calculation needed.

Task: interpret a graph of a car's journey and add to the graph to represent a further description of the journey. Assessment focus: graph interpretation.

Students interpret back-to-back stem-and-leaf graphs. Knowledge of the median is required.

Task: Use data in a table to construct a graph and answer questions about the patterns. Assessment focus: interpreting tables and graphs.

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

Students use stimulus material to answer a number of questions relating to temperature change in materials which are at different distances from a heat source.

Students need to answer questions about a pictogram which shows how much money was spent on different fireworks at a store.

This task requires students to answer questions about a stem-and-leaf graph of the lengths of seventeen frogs.

Students interpret a box-and-whisker graph of maximum daily temperatures over time.

This task requires students to interpret a pie graph about sports watched on TV and answer multiple choice questions.

Students are given an outline of an investigation on metal corrosion and a graph of some results. Students' ability to interpret the graph and knowledge of fair testing is assessed via short answer questions.

Students are provided with a graph showing the average rainfall and temperatures for Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Perth. Students interpret this graph to answer a number of questions.

Students identify and graph ordered pairs for the relationship ‘is a multiple of’.

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

Students interpret a histogram showing the number of vehicles travelling at different speeds past a speed camera. Students need to calculate a percentage and the median to complete this task.

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

Students interpret and graph linear equations of monthly charges for Internet access.

Students answer three questions about data contained in pie graphs about the food wild cats eat.

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 study a box-and-whisker graph of examination results for Maths and Science, and answer questions on comparison, median, range and proportion.