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Types of graphs

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I have no axes at all. I help compare parts to a whole. What am I?
a)
Circle Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Line Graph
d)
Bar Graph
2.
I only have an x-axis. I help to compare quantity and popularity. What am I?
a)
Circle Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Line Graph
d)
Dot Plot
3.
I have an x-axis and a y-axis. I help to compare categories. There are spaces between my bars. What am I?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Line Graph
d)
Dot Plot
4.
I have an x-axis and a y-axis. I help to track changes over time. What am I?
a)
Circle Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Line Graph
d)
Dot Plot
5.
I have an x-axis and a y-axis. I help to show frequency. There are no spaces between my bars. What am I?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Line Graph
d)
Dot Plot
6.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Pictograph
c)
Dot Plot
d)
Circle Graph
7.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Dot Plot
c)
Histogram
d)
Line Graph
8.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Dot Plot
c)
Histogram
d)
Circle Graph
9.
What is the title of this graph?
a)
Numbers
b)
Dot Plot
c)
There is no title
d)
Hours Spent Doing Homework
10.
How many students spent 7 hours doing homework that week?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
11.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Dot Plot
d)
Pie Graph
12.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Dot Plot
b)
Pie Graph
c)
Line Graph
d)
Histogram
13.
What is the title of this graph?
a)
School Transportation
b)
Bus
c)
No title
d)
Pie Graph
14.
What is this?
a)
Data Table
b)
Tape Diagram
c)
Histogram
d)
I don't know
15.
When would I use a graph like this?
a)
To see small changes over time
b)
To compare parts to a whole
c)
To compare categories
d)
To see frequency
16.
When would I use a graph like this?
a)
To see changes over time
b)
To compare parts to a whole
c)
To compare categories
d)
To see frequency
17.
Elliot says almost everyone arrived at the party after 10:00 P.M., but Nancy thinks most people came earlier. When did a most of the people arrive? 
a)
7:00-7:59 P.M.
b)
8:00–8:59 P.M.
c)
9:00–9:59 P.M.
d)
10:00–10:59 P.M. 
18.
When would I use a graph like this?
a)
To show changes over time
b)
To compare quantity or popularity
c)
To compare parts to a whole
d)
To show frequency
19.
How many more students scored a 88 than scored a 98?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
35
20.
What is this graph missing?
a)
Axes
b)
Title
c)
Categories
d)
None of these
21.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Pictograph
c)
Bar Graph
d)
Histogram
22.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Pictograph
c)
Bar Graph
d)
Histogram
23.
What is the title of this graph?
a)
Sports
b)
Our Favorite Sports
c)
Bar Graph
d)
Number of Students
24.
Which type of graph is this?
a)
Histogram
b)
Bar Graph
c)
Stem Plot
d)
Box Plot
25.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Pie Chart
d)
Stem Chart
26.
A pie chart allows you to easily see
a)
information about the proportion of parts relative to the whole.
b)
the total number of each category.
c)
how much data occurs within a range of numbers.
d)
the spread of the data.
27.
How many more people like purple than red?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
28.
How many students take the bus to school?
a)
35
b)
20
c)
10
d)
15
29.
How many students have blue for a favorite color?
a)
11
b)
12
c)
14
d)
17
30.
According to this graph, what is the most popular flavor of Jolly Rancher?
a)
Cherry
b)
Grape 
c)
Blue Raspberry
d)
Watermelon
31.
308 people were surveyed about how they got to school. How many ride their bike?
a)
112 people
b)
847 people
c)
130 people
d)
110 people
32.
What percent of people chose gummy bears as their favorite candy? 
a)
25%
b)
15%
c)
30%
d)
None of these
33.
The team scored 50 points. How many points did Kendrick score?
a)
12 points
b)
20 points
c)
10 points
d)
72 points
34.
The team scored 50 points. How many points did Kendrick score?
a)
12 points
b)
20 points
c)
10 points
d)
72 points
35.
 What graph is used to see the percentage in the groups? (aka the percentage of the whole)
a)
Line Chart
b)
Bar Graph
c)
Pie Chart 
d)
Column Chart
36.
The __ - axis is vertical in the coordinate plane.
a)
X
b)
Y
c)
Z
d)
None of the above
37.
The __ - axis is the horizontal axis of the coordinate plane.  
a)
X
b)
Y
c)
Z
d)
None of the above
38.
People buy more drinks on ____ than any other day.
a)
Monday
b)
Tuesday
c)
Thursday
d)
Friday
39.
Which type of graph shows change over time?
a)
bar graph
b)
line graph
c)
circle graph
40.
How many students spent 7 hours doing homework that week?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
41.
What is this graph missing?
a)
Axes
b)
Title
c)
Categories
d)
None of these
42.
What type of graph shows the change in one value over time?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Pie Chart
c)
Histogram
43.
Which type of graph is this?
a)
Histogram
b)
Bar Graph
c)
Stem Plot
d)
Box Plot
44.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Pie Chart
d)
Stem Chart
45.
Which type of graph is this?
a)
Box Plot
b)
Bar Graph
c)
Dot Plot
d)
Stem Plot
46.
Which type of graph is this?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Stem Plot
c)
Box Plot
d)
Histogram
47.
How many more people like purple than red?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
48.
The team scored 50 points. How many points did Kendrick score?
a)
12 points
b)
20 points
c)
10 points
d)
72 points
49.
How many students had more than 6 candy bars?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
3
d)
1
50.
How many total votes were collected?
a)
5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
51.

To display data which compares favorite movie types, you should use a...

a)

Circle Graph

b)

Bar Graph

c)

Line Graph

52.

To display data showing your heights over the first ten years of your life, use a...

a)

Circle Graph

b)

Bar Graph

c)

Line Graph

53.

To display data comparing the colors of skittles in a bag compared to the total number of skittles in the bag, use a...

a)

Circle Graph

b)

Bar Graph

c)

Line Graph

54.

Name the type of graph.

a)

pie chart

b)

tally chart

c)

pictograph

d)

bar graph

55.

Name the type of graph.

a)

pie chart

b)

tally chart

c)

pictograph

d)

bar graph

56.

Name the type of graph.

a)

pie chart

b)

tally chart

c)

pictograph

d)

bar graph

57.

The vertical axis of a line graph is called the __________.

a)

slope

b)

line of best fit

c)

x-axis

d)

y-axis

58.

A ____________ shows the overall trend of all the data taken in an experiment.

a)

line of best fit

b)

slope

c)

position

d)

direction

59.

A line graph shows how changes in a responding variable correspond to changes in a manipulated variable.

a)

true

b)

false

60.

A _________ is a pair of numbers used to determine the position of a point on a graph.

a)

coordinate

b)

line of best fit

c)

straight

d)

x-axis

61.

You can use a _______to show how the responding variable changes in response to the manipulated variable.

a)

table

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

d)

circle graph

62.

The slope of the graph tells you how much y changes for every change in x.

a)

true

b)

false

63.

To calculate the slope of a graph, you need the coordinates of one point on a linear graph.

a)

true

b)

false

64.

In a linear graph , the data points yield a curved line.

a)

true

b)

false

65.

What is an independent variable?

a)

the variable that changes because another variable changes

b)

independent variables are only found on pie charts.

c)

a variable most often found on the y-axis

d)

the variable the experimenter changes or manipulates.

66.

You have been asked to make a graph which represents everyone's favorite video game system in your class. Which type of graph would work best?

a)

line

b)

bar

c)

circle

d)

table

67.

Which type of graph best represents data over a set period of time?

a)

line

b)

bar

c)

table

d)

circle

68.

What is a dependent variable?

a)

the variable the experimenter changes or manipulates.

b)

the variable that changes because another variable changes

c)

independent variables are only found on pie charts

d)

a variable most often found on the x-axis

69.

What is a data table?

a)

Is a visual tool that uses that uses bars to compare data among categories

b)

Used to compare the parts of a whole

c)

Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and or columns named

d)

Is a visual tool that uses that uses lines to compare data among categories

70.

Which best describes a bar graph?

a)

Any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types

b)

Useful for displaying data or information that changes continuously over time

c)

Is a visual tool that uses that uses bars to compare data among categories

d)

Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and or columns named

71.

What is a variable?

a)

something used to compare the parts of a whole

b)

Something that is useful for displaying data or information that changes over time

c)

Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and or columns named

d)

Any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types

72.
a)

How the mass of the dog changed

b)

How much food the dog consumed

c)

what kinds of food the dog consumed

d)

When the dog was measured each month

73.
a)

The cooler the temperature, the louder the crickets chirp.

b)

The crickets cannot chirp at temperatures lower than 10 degrees C.

c)

The warmer the temperature, the more often crickets chirp.

d)

The temperature and the chirping of crickets are not related.

74.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Quadratic

c)

Cubic

d)

Reciprocal

75.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Quadratic

c)

Cubic

d)

Reciprocal

76.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Quadratic

c)

Cubic

d)

Reciprocal

77.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Quadratic

c)

Cubic

d)

Reciprocal

78.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Quadratic

c)

Cubic

d)

Reciprocal

79.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Quadratic

c)

Cubic

d)

Reciprocal

80.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Quadratic

c)

Cubic

d)

Reciprocal

81.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Quadratic

c)

Cubic

d)

Reciprocal

82.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Quadratic

c)

Cubic

d)

Reciprocal

83.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Quadratic

c)

Cubic

d)

Reciprocal

84.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Linear

b)

Quadratic

c)

Cubic

d)

Reciprocal

85.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Exponential

b)

Quadratic

c)

Cubic

d)

Reciprocal

86.

You use this type of graph when percentages are involved

a)

pie or circle graph

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

87.

You use this type of graph when you are comparing part to another part.

a)

pie or circle graph

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

88.

You use this type of graph when comparing a change over the course of time

a)

pie or circle graph

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

89.

Lionel wants to measure the growth of his tomato plant over the course of 6 weeks. What type of graph would be best for him to use?

a)

pie or circle graph

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

90.

Nancy wants to see how her shadow changes over the course of a year. She measures her shadow each month. What type of graph should she use?

a)

pie or circle graph

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

91.

Nancy wants to see how her shadow changes over the course of a year. She measures her shadow each month. What type of graph should she use?

a)

pie or circle graph

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

92.

Kyle wants to see how many jolly ranchers of each color are in a bag. What kind of graph should he use?

a)

pie or circle graph

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

93.

Lucas puts two cups of water by the window and records how much water is in each cup at the end of each day. What kind of graph should Lucas use?

a)

pie or circle graph

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

94.

Kathy records how many cars of each color are in the parking lot. What kind of graph should she use?

a)

pie or circle graph

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

95.

Kathy records how many cars of each color are in the parking lot and then turns those into percentages. What kind of graph should she use?

a)

pie or circle graph

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

96.

Natasha is coaching the school track team. She records the mile times for each of her three runners each week for the entire 2-month season. What kind of graph should Natasha make to show her data and why?

a)

bar graph - she's comparing the times of the runners

b)

line graph - she's comparing the times of the runners

c)

line graph - she's showing change over time

d)

pie or circle graph - she's showing a percentage