Graphing Stories

Graphing Stories

Mrs. Gilliard

Multiple Choice

Which story could represent this graph?

• Starting from home, Kyle jogs increasing his speed until he gets a cramp. He then slows his pace, begins walking, and returns home.

• Starting from home, Kyle rides his motorcycle to the lake, and stops for a swim before returning home.

• Starting from home, Kyle rides his motorcycle to the lake, then turns around and returns home, stopping for gas on the return trip.

• Starting from home, Kyle rides his bike up a steep hill, then rides down a hill. He crosses a bridge before he returns home.

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During which time interval did Dylan stop for lunch?

• between hour 0 and hour 1

• between hour 1 and hour 2

• between hour 2 and hour 3

• between hour 3 and hour 5

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During which time interval did Dylan maintain the fastest average speed?

• between hour 0 and hour 1

• between hour 1 and hour 2

• between hour 2 and hour 3

• between hour 3 and hour 5

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What was Dylan's average speed between hour 3 and hour 5?

• 25 mph

• 30 mph

• 50 mph

• 55 mph

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During which time interval was Ariel hiking downhill?

• between 10 and 20 minutes

• between 20 and 30 minutes

• between 30 and 40 minutes

• between 40 and 50 minutes

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What was the vertical height of the longest hill climbed by Ariel during this hike?

• 10 feet

• 20 feet

• 25 feet

• 40 feet

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What was the vertical height What is the change in the elevation between Ariel's starting point and the campsite?

• 10 feet

• 20 feet

• 25 feet

• 40 feet

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Which graph could represent the following story?

"Alison walked from her school's Commons area to her Math class. After class, she walked back to the Commons area, stopping to get a candy bar from a vending machine on the way."

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What is the length of Alan warm-up?

• 2 min

• 3 min.

• 5 min.

• 70 min.

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For how many minutes did Alan maintain a constant heart rate?

• 10 min.

• 20 min.

• 30 min.

• 110 min.

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At what rate was Alan's heart rate decreasing during his cool down?

• 4 beats/min

• 5 beats/min.

• 10 beats/min.

• 30 beats/min.

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Ellen takes her dog, Gus, for a 30-minute walk as shown in the graph at the right (Assume all walking sections are at a constant speed).

How many city blocks did they cover in their walk?

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 10

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Ellen takes her dog, Gus, for a 30-minute walk as shown in the graph at the right (Assume all walking sections are at a constant speed).

They walked faster in the last 12 minutes than in the first 6 minutes.

• True

• False

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Which of the following stories best explains the walk?

• Ellen and Gus walk at a moderate pace for 3 blocks, walk at a slow pace for 12 minutes, and then walk at a faster pace for the last 12 minutes.

• Ellen and Gus jog for 6 minutes, walk for 12 minutes, and jog for 12 minutes.

• Ellen and Gus walk for 3 blocks, stop to talk to Mrs. Gonzales for 12 minutes, and then walk for another 6 blocks.

• Ellen and Gus walk for 6 minutes, sit in the park for 18 minutes, and then continue their walk for another 6 blocks.

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Which story could match the graph shown?

• After parking his car, Carlos starts walking on a new park trail. He walks up and down a small hill, then walks up a set of stairs, crosses a bridge over a creek, and walks down another flight of stairs.

• As Carlos starts to walk to the start of the zip line, gets scared, and goes back to his car. He then gets brave again, walks to the zip line, rides the zip line and returns to his car.

• As Carlos starts to walk into the pizza shop, he remembers he left his wallet in the car. He goes back to his car, then goes into the shop, gets his pizza, and returns to his car.

• Carlos parks his car and starts jogging. He then slows down and stops to tie his sneaker. He starts jogging again, reaches his top speed for an extended time, and then slows down to finish his run.