Graphing and Interpreting Data: Grade 5 Challenges

A school collected data on the number of books read by students each month. In January, 20 books were read, in February, 30 books, and in March, 25 books. Create a line graph to represent this data. What was the highest number of books read in a month?

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 15

A farmer tracked the number of apples harvested over five weeks: Week 1: 50 apples, Week 2: 70 apples, Week 3: 60 apples, Week 4: 80 apples, Week 5: 90 apples. Draw a line graph to show the trend. How many apples were harvested in total?

• 350 apples

• 400 apples

• 300 apples

• 250 apples

A class conducted a survey on favorite fruits. The results were: Apples: 15, Bananas: 10, Oranges: 5. Create a bar graph to represent this data. Which fruit was the most popular?

• Apples

• Oranges

• Grapes

• Bananas

During a week, a pet store recorded the number of pets sold: Monday: 5, Tuesday: 8, Wednesday: 6, Thursday: 10, Friday: 7. Create a line graph to show the sales trend. On which day were the most pets sold?

• Monday

• Wednesday

• Thursday

• Friday

A city recorded the temperature over a week: Monday: 70°F, Tuesday: 75°F, Wednesday: 80°F, Thursday: 78°F, Friday: 72°F. Draw a line graph to represent the temperature changes. What was the average temperature for the week?

• 72°F

• 80°F

• 78°F

• 75°F

A sports team recorded the number of goals scored in five games: Game 1: 2 goals, Game 2: 3 goals, Game 3: 5 goals, Game 4: 4 goals, Game 5: 6 goals. Create a line graph. How many goals did they score in total?

• 22

• 18

• 20

• 15

A bakery tracked the number of cupcakes sold each day for a week: Monday: 30, Tuesday: 25, Wednesday: 40, Thursday: 35, Friday: 50. Draw a line graph. On which day were the most cupcakes sold?

• Wednesday

• Friday

• Thursday

• Monday

A library recorded the number of visitors each day for a week: Monday: 100, Tuesday: 120, Wednesday: 90, Thursday: 110, Friday: 130. Create a line graph. What was the highest number of visitors in a day?

• 90

• 120

• 130

• 100

A teacher recorded the scores of her students on a math test: Student A: 85, Student B: 90, Student C: 78, Student D: 88, Student E: 92. Draw a bar graph to represent the scores. Who scored the highest?

• Student B scored the highest.

• Student C scored the highest.

• Student E scored the highest.

• Student A scored the highest.

A zoo recorded the number of visitors over a weekend: Saturday: 200, Sunday: 250. Create a line graph to show the visitor trend. What was the total number of visitors over the weekend?

• 400

• 500

• 450

• 300