Birth months

Birth months

Pencil and paper
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This task is about reading information from a dot plot.

 

Month in which Room 4 Students were Born

 

The dot plot shows which month the students in Room 4 were born.

a) In which month were no students born? _______________
 
b)
 
Which month had the same number of students born in it, as were born in January? _____________
 
c)
 
Mani joined Room 4 half way through the year. Their birthday is in November. Add a dot to the dot plot above to show when Mani was born.
 
d)
 
How many children are in Room 4, including Mani? __________
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
3
Description of task: 
Students show their understanding of a dot plot by responding to questions about the birth months of a class.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to interpret the distribution of a dot plot .
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
 

Y6 (06/1998)

a) July very easy
b) September very easy
c) A dot plotted in the correct position in November. very easy
d) 31 very easy