Line Plot Data Interpretation Quiz

A line plot shows the number of books read by students in a month. If the line plot has 5 X's at 4 books, what does this indicate?

• 5 students read more than 4 books.

• 5 students read 4 books each.

• 4 students read 5 books each.

• 4 books were read by 5 students in total.

On a line plot, there are 7 X's above the number 3. What does this mean?

• 3 students read 7 books.

• 7 books were read by 3 students.

• 7 students read 3 books each.

• 3 books were read by 7 students in total.

A line plot displays the lengths of pencils in a box. If the longest pencil is marked with 3 X's at 8 inches, what does this tell us?

• There are 3 pencils longer than 8 inches.

• There are 8 pencils in the box.

• 3 pencils are exactly 8 inches long.

• 8 pencils are exactly 3 inches long.

In a line plot showing the number of apples picked by students, there is only 1 X at 10 apples. What does this indicate?

• 10 students picked 1 apple each.

• 1 student picked 10 apples.

• 10 apples were picked in total.

• 1 apple was picked by 10 students.

A line plot shows the number of miles run by participants in a race. If the most common distance run, marked by the most X's, is 5 miles, what can we infer?

• Most participants ran less than 5 miles.

• 5 miles is the shortest distance run.

• Most participants ran exactly 5 miles.

• All participants ran 5 miles.

On a line plot, the number of X's above each number represents the frequency of that number. If the number 2 has the fewest X's, what does this mean?

• The number 2 is the most common.

• The number 2 is the least common.

• All numbers are more common than 2.

• The number 2 is the only number recorded.

A line plot shows the number of pets owned by students. If the line plot has a total of 50 X's and the most X's are above the number 1, what does this tell us?

• Every student owns 1 pet.

• 1 pet is the most common number of pets owned.

• 50 pets are owned in total.

• 50 students own 1 pet each.

In a line plot displaying the ages of cars in a parking lot, if there are 10 X's at 5 years, what conclusion can we draw?

• There are 5 cars that are 10 years old.

• There are 10 cars that are 5 years old.

• All cars are 5 years old.

• 5 cars are newer than 10 years.

A line plot shows the number of pages read by students each day. If the line plot has an increasing number of X's from left to right, what does this indicate?

• Students read fewer pages as days go by.

• Students read more pages as days go by.

• The number of pages read is inconsistent.

• All students read the same number of pages every day.

On a line plot, if the numbers 2, 4, and 6 have an equal number of X's above them, what can we infer?

• The numbers 2, 4, and 6 are equally unpopular.

• The numbers 2, 4, and 6 are equally common.

• No one chose numbers 2, 4, or 6.

• The numbers 2, 4, and 6 were chosen at random.