Olympic Games

Olympic Games

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This task is about reading information from a bar graph.

 

Medals won at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

 

This graph shows the number of medals won by the four most successful countries at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

 

a)
 
Which of these countries won the most
 
 
i)
 
ii)
 
gold medals?   _______________
 
silver medals?  _______________
 
b)
Which of these countries won the least
 
 
i)
 
ii)
 
gold medals?      _______________
 
bronze medals?   _______________
 
c)
 
Which country won about the same number of each type of medal? ________________
 
d) Which country won more bronze medals than silver medals? ________________
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
4
Description of task: 
Students answer questions about data in a triple bar graph of medals won by four countries. Calculation is required.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to interpret a composite bar graph.
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Answers/responses: 
  Y8 (03/2001)
a) i)
ii)
USA
Russia
very easy
b) i)
ii)
Australia
China
very easy
c) Russia very easy
d) USA very easy