Line Graphs and Misleading Graphs

Which questions can be answered by this bar graph?

• Which sport did girls like to play?
• Where were the sports played?
• How many more students like basketball than softball?
• What are the other types of sports that students liked?

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

How many boys voted for Harry Potter as their favorite book series?

• 50
• 25
• 30
• 20

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

How many people like either mushroom or pepperoni the best?

• 1
• 20
• 50
• 100

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

This is a picture of a 

• Bar chart
• Pie chart
• Line graph
• Column chart

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house. 
What is occurring from point A to point B?

• they are traveling at a constant speed
• they are decreasing in speed
• they stopped to take a break

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CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

During what segments is the object returning to the reference point?

• A to B
• B to C
• C to D
• D to E

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.10

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

Explain why this graph may be misleading?

• the x-axis does not have equal intervals
• San Fransisco is not a real city
• you cannot have percents in a line graph
• the y-axis does not have equal intervals

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

The graph shows the results of a survey to determine student's favorite pets. Why is this graph misleading?

• The slices are the wrong color
• The slices are not the correct size
• The percents do not add up to 100
• Not misleading

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

What is misleading about this graph?
**choose the best answer

• Nothing is misleading about this graph.
• The democrats are too high.
• The y-axis does not start at zero, so it makes the democrats look much higher than the other two parties.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Why is this graph misleading?

• x axis intervals are different

• y axis intervals are different

• y axis doesn't start at 0

• you can't use different colors

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5