Wickets in cricket

Wickets in cricket

Pencil and paper
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This task is about reading information from a table.
illustration: cricket bat and ball
 
The table shows the number of wickets taken by 7 bowlers in a series of 1-day cricket matches.
 

NAME OF BOWLER

NO. OF WICKETS
Solomon 2
Brian 6
Zane 0
Daniel 7
Joshua 5
Miah 8
Noah 2
 
a)		  
Name the 2 bowlers who took the same number of wickets. _______________ and _______________
 
b)		  
How many bowlers took fewer than 5 wickets? __________
 
c)		  
Who was the only unsuccessful bowler? __________
 
d)		  
Write a statement about the number of wickets Miah took compared with the other 6 bowlers.
 

 
 
 
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations
Keywords: 
frequency tables, table interpretation
Description of task: 
Students answer questions and make statements based on information presented in a frequency table.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to interpret a frequency table.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Statistical investigations, set 4
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y6 (09/1997)
a) Solomon and Noah very easy
b) 3 very easy
c) Zane very easy
d) A comparative statement such as "he took the most" moderate