PEP Practice, Performance Task: Reading Charts and Graphs

PEP Practice, Performance Task:

Reading Charts and Graphs

Why use charts and graphs?

Charts and graphs are a way of organising data so that it can be better understood. The data can be represented by symbols such as bars in a bar chart, lines in a line graphs or slices in a pie chart.

Example:

• Shelly did a survey of the number of students at the Constant Spring Primary School. She found out the following.

• There were 150 students in grade 1

• There were 130 students in grade 2

• There were 140 students in grade 3

• There were 160 students in grade 4

• There were 165 students in grade 5

• There were 180 students in grade 6

Multiple Choice

1. On which activity does Asafa spend the most time?

• Warm up

• Cool down

• Jog

• Sprints

Multiple Choice

2. How much time does Asafa spend on sprints?

• 50 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 10 minutes

Multiple Choice

3. On which activity does Asafa spend the least time?

• Warm up

• Cool down

• Jog

• Sprints

Multiple Choice

4. How much time does Asafa spend cooling down?

• 10 minutes

• 9 minutes

• 50 minutes

• 20 minutes

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Multiple Choice

5. Which job category was the median employer of students?

• Customer Care

• Canteen

• Bookstore

• Office

• Babysitting

Multiple Choice

6. Which job employed the most students?

• Customer care

• Canteen

• Bookstore

• Office

• Babysitting

Multiple Choice

7. Which job employed the least students?

• Canteen

• Customer Care

• Bookstore

• Office

• Babysitting

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