Success Homeschool

Year 5 Mathematics · Collecting and displaying data

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. A survey of pets found: dog 8, cat 6, fish 3, bird 1. Which pet was the most popular?
- ☐ (a) Cat
- ☐ (b) Dog
- ☐ (c) Fish
- ☐ (d) Bird
2. In the same pet survey (dog 8, cat 6, fish 3, bird 1), how many more people chose dog than cat?
3. In a picture graph, each ★ stands for 2 people. A row has 4 stars. How many people does the row show?
- ☐ (a) 4
- ☐ (b) 6
- ☐ (c) 8
- ☐ (d) 2
4. A tally shows two groups of five (each made of four lines with a fifth line drawn across them) and 3 single lines. What number does it show?
- ☐ (a) 8
- ☐ (b) 10
- ☐ (c) 13
- ☐ (d) 23
5. How many people were surveyed altogether in the pet survey (dog 8, cat 6, fish 3, bird 1)?
6. In the pet survey (dog 8, cat 6, fish 3, bird 1), how many more people chose dog than fish?
7. In a picture graph, each symbol stands for 2 people. How many symbols do you need to show 10 people?
8. Which of these is the best survey question?
- ☐ (a) Which pet would you most like: dog, cat, fish or bird?
- ☐ (b) Do you like things?
- ☐ (c) What did you do last year?
- ☐ (d) How are you?

Answer sheet

1. Dog — Dog has the biggest number (8), so it is the most popular.
2. 2 — 8 − 6 = 2, so 2 more people chose dog.
3. 8 — 4 stars × 2 people = 8 people.
4. 13 — Two groups of five make 10, and 3 more lines make 13.
5. 18 — 8 + 6 + 3 + 1 = 18 people.
6. 5 — 8 − 3 = 5, so 5 more people chose dog than fish.
7. 5 — 10 ÷ 2 = 5, so you need 5 symbols.
8. Which pet would you most like: dog, cat, fish or bird? — A good survey question is clear and gives a set of choices, so the answers are easy to tally and graph.