Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 144 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Compare, change or share?): Bar chart: comparing separate amounts, like rainfall in four cities or the heights of four plants. Line chart: one thing changing over time. Pie chart: what share of one whole each part is (all slices make 100%). Reading charts: “how many more” = subtract; “in all” = add; the missing pie slice = 100 − the others. Every chart needs a clear title and labels.

1. 1.🥧 In a pie chart, all the slices together make… (a) half of it (b) a straight line (c) the whole (100%) (d) nothing
2. 2.📈 A line chart is best for showing… (a) a list of names (b) parts of a whole (c) a single number (d) change over time
3. 3.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 2 cm in week 1 and 22 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
4. 4.📊 Which chart best shows your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
5. 5.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 15 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
6. 6.📊 Which chart best shows what fraction of one pizza each friend ate? (a) a line chart (b) a bar chart (c) a pie chart
7. 7.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 21, Green House 12. How many more books did Yellow House read?
8. 8.True or false: for the heights of four different plants, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 20, Blue House 8. How many more books did Red House read?
10. 10.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 40% goes on books, 10% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
11. 11.📊 Which chart best shows what share of one bag of marbles is each colour? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
12. 12.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 6 cm in week 1 and 12 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
13. 13.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 25% walk, 35% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
14. 14.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 45% choose winter, 45% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
15. 15.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 2 cm in week 1 and 11 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
16. 16.True or false: for what fraction of one pizza each friend ate, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: for the July rainfall in four different cities, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📊 Which chart best shows the water level of a tank every minute as it fills? (a) a line chart (b) a bar chart (c) a pie chart
19. 19.📊 Which chart best shows the weights of five school bags? (a) a line chart (b) a bar chart (c) a pie chart
20. 20.📊 Which chart best shows the top speeds of five animals? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
21. 21.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 7 cm in week 1 and 23 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
22. 22.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 17, Green House 8. How many more books did Yellow House read?
23. 23.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 2 cm in week 1 and 15 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
24. 24.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 8 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
25. 25.🥧 A pie chart is best for showing… (a) parts of a whole (b) change over time (c) a list of names (d) a single number
26. 26.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 9 cm in week 1 and 15 cm in week 8. How many cm did it grow?
27. 27.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 15% choose winter, 35% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
28. 28.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) no labels (b) a clear title (c) tiny text (d) ten colours
29. 29.📊 Which chart best shows a puppy’s weight each week as it grows? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
30. 30.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 18, Class 7 — 26, Class 8 — 15. How many children is that in all?
31. 31.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 10% walk, 40% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
32. 32.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 35% choose winter, 15% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
33. 33.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) writing a story (b) showing a recipe (c) comparing amounts (d) reading a poem
34. 34.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 15% is flowers, 15% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
35. 35.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: for what share of one bag of marbles is each colour, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📊 Which chart best shows the heights of four different plants? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
38. 38.True or false: for the water level of a tank every minute as it fills, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 27, Red House 7. How many more books did Green House read?
40. 40.True or false: for the weights of five school bags, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids