Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 238 · 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.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 15, Red House 9. How many more books did Yellow House read?
2. 2.True or false: for the top speeds of five animals, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 20, Class 7 — 11, Class 8 — 13. How many children is that in all?
4. 4.True or false: for a city’s temperature every hour of one day, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 14 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
6. 6.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 40% choose winter, 35% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
7. 7.🥧 In a pie chart, all the slices together make… (a) half of it (b) a straight line (c) the whole (100%) (d) nothing
8. 8.True or false: for a city’s temperature every hour of one day, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📊 Which chart best shows what share of your 24-hour day goes on sleep, school and play? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
10. 10.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 13, Class 7 — 23, Class 8 — 14. How many children is that in all?
11. 11.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) reading a poem (b) comparing amounts (c) showing a recipe (d) writing a story
12. 12.True or false: for your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📊 Which chart best shows what fraction of one pizza each friend ate? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
14. 14.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 9 cm in week 6. How many cm did it grow?
15. 15.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 27, Class 7 — 15, Class 8 — 20. How many children is that in all?
16. 16.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 16, Class 7 — 21, Class 8 — 18. How many children is that in all?
17. 17.True or false: for what share of your 24-hour day goes on sleep, school and play, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 29, Class 7 — 19, Class 8 — 10. How many children is that in all?
19. 19.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) no labels (b) tiny text (c) ten colours (d) a clear title
20. 20.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 24 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
21. 21.📊 Which chart best shows the top speeds of five animals? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
22. 22.True or false: for the water level of a tank every minute as it fills, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🥧 A pie chart is best for showing… (a) parts of a whole (b) change over time (c) a single number (d) a list of names
24. 24.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 25% walk, 10% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
25. 25.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 19, Yellow House 8. How many more books did Red House read?
26. 26.📊 Which chart best shows the July rainfall in four different cities? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
27. 27.📈 On a line chart, a line going up shows the amount is… (a) increasing (b) staying the same (c) decreasing
28. 28.True or false: for the July rainfall in four different cities, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📊 Which chart best shows the weights of five school bags? (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 — 22, Class 7 — 30, Class 8 — 20. How many children is that in all?
31. 31.True or false: for the heights of four different plants, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 36, Green House 8. How many more books did Yellow House read?
33. 33.📈 A line chart is best for showing… (a) a single number (b) parts of a whole (c) a list of names (d) change over time
34. 34.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 26, Red House 20. How many more books did Blue House read?
35. 35.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 45% is flowers, 35% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
36. 36.True or false: for what fraction of one pizza each friend ate, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: for what fraction of one pizza each friend ate, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🥧 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?
39. 39.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 6 cm in week 1 and 14 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
40. 40.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 5 cm in week 1 and 16 cm in week 5. How many cm did it grow?

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