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Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 385 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.True or false: for what fraction of one pizza each friend ate, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 20, Yellow House 13. How many more books did Red House read?
  3. 3.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 10 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
  4. 4.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 10 cm in week 1 and 18 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
  5. 5.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 37, Green House 5. How many more books did Red House read?
  6. 6.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 35, Yellow House 13. How many more books did Red House read?
  7. 7.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) no labels (b) a clear title (c) tiny text (d) ten colours
  8. 8.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 31, Yellow House 21. How many more books did Red House read?
  9. 9.True or false: for what share of one bag of marbles is each colour, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 33, Yellow House 26. How many more books did Blue House read?
  11. 11.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) showing a recipe (b) reading a poem (c) writing a story (d) comparing amounts
  12. 12.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 13 cm in week 6. How many cm did it grow?
  13. 13.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 9 cm in week 1 and 13 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
  14. 14.📊 Which chart best shows the water level of a tank every minute as it fills? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
  15. 15.True or false: for the top speeds of five animals, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📊 Which chart best shows the heights of four different plants? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
  17. 17.📊 Which chart best shows your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
  18. 18.🥧 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
  19. 19.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 45% walk, 40% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
  20. 20.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 15, Class 7 — 16, Class 8 — 22. How many children is that in all?
  22. 22.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 18, Red House 8. How many more books did Yellow House read?
  23. 23.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 20% walk, 10% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
  24. 24.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 35% choose winter, 20% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
  26. 26.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 21, Red House 5. How many more books did Blue House read?
  27. 27.📊 Which chart best shows the marks of five students in one test? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
  28. 28.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 10 cm in week 1 and 24 cm in week 6. How many cm did it grow?
  29. 29.True or false: for the July rainfall in four different cities, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 29, Green House 23. How many more books did Red House read?
  32. 32.True or false: for the top speeds of five animals, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📊 Which chart best shows the top speeds of five animals? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
  34. 34.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 26, Red House 20. How many more books did Yellow House read?
  35. 35.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 12, Class 7 — 28, Class 8 — 20. How many children is that in all?
  36. 36.📊 Which chart best shows what share of one bag of marbles is each colour? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
  37. 37.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 21, Blue House 11. How many more books did Green House read?
  38. 38.📈 On a line chart, a line going up shows the amount is… (a) increasing (b) decreasing (c) staying the same
  39. 39.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 5 cm in week 1 and 8 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
  40. 40.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 25% walk, 30% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 7
  3. 7
  4. 8
  5. 32
  6. 22
  7. a clear title
  8. 10
  9. False
  10. 7
  11. comparing amounts
  12. 10
  13. 4
  14. a line chart
  15. False
  16. a bar chart
  17. a line chart
  18. parts of a whole
  19. 15
  20. False
  21. 53
  22. 10
  23. 70
  24. False
  25. 45
  26. 16
  27. a bar chart
  28. 14
  29. False
  30. True
  31. 6
  32. True
  33. a bar chart
  34. 6
  35. 60
  36. a pie chart
  37. 10
  38. increasing
  39. 3
  40. 45

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