Understanding Graphs: A Beginner's Quiz

What is a graph?

• A type of calculator

• A story

• A visual way to display data

• A new language

What does the x-axis represent in a graph?

• The height of objects

• The independent variable

• The dependent variable

• The title of the graph

What does the y-axis represent in a graph?

• The independent variable

• The dependent variable

• The title of the graph

• The time of day

In a line graph, what does the line represent?

• The border of the graph

• The connection between titles

• The relationship between the x-axis and y-axis data

• The maximum value of the data

How should you label the x-axis on a line graph?

• With numbers only

• With the name of the dependent variable

• With the name of the independent variable

• With colors

How should you label the y-axis on a line graph?

• With the name of the independent variable

• With the name of the dependent variable

• With symbols

• With pictures

What is an independent variable?

• A variable that depends on another variable

• A variable that does not change

• A variable that changes in response to another variable

• A variable that you change to see its effects

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What is a dependent variable?

• A variable that you change to see its effects

• A variable that changes in response to the independent variable

• A variable that never changes

• A variable that is always constant

How can you tell what a graph is about?

• By reading the title

• By guessing

• By looking at the pictures around it

• By asking someone else

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What should you do first when reading a graph?

• Look at the colors

• Read the title and labels

• Guess what it's about

• Start drawing on it

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