Interpret Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, and Line Plots

What information is along the vertical axis?

• number of votes
• flavor of ice cream

The activity that seventh grade students least prefer is...

• sports
• band
• choir
• theatre

How many more students scored B's than A's?

• 3
• 10
• 5
• 2

Which type of graph shows change over time?

• bar graph
• line graph
• circle graph

On a bar or line graph, which axis is the horizontal axis?

• x
• y

When interpreting a graph, what is the first thing you should notice?

• the data
• the axis
• the title

When interpreting a circle graph, how much should the "whole" be?

• 110%
• 10%
• 1000%
• 100%

What pattern is evident on this graph?

• the rainfall is increasing
• the rainfall is not changing
• the rainfall is decreasing

What is the label for the horizontal axis?

• months
•  inches

What is the interval of numbers on the vertical axis?

• 5's
• 10's
• 25's
• 50's