Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 396 · 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 pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 30% is flowers, 10% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
2. 2.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) tiny text (b) no labels (c) a clear title (d) ten colours
3. 3.True or false: for the heights of four different plants, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: for what fraction of one pizza each friend ate, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 30, Blue House 9. How many more books did Red House read?
6. 6.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 45% goes on books, 25% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
7. 7.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 15% goes on books, 10% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
8. 8.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 19, Class 7 — 22, Class 8 — 29. How many children is that in all?
9. 9.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 5 cm in week 1 and 17 cm in week 6. How many cm did it grow?
11. 11.🥧 A pie chart is best for showing… (a) change over time (b) parts of a whole (c) a single number (d) a list of names
12. 12.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 35, Yellow House 13. How many more books did Red House read?
13. 13.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 15% walk, 45% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
14. 14.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 2 cm in week 1 and 8 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
15. 15.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 30% walk, 30% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
17. 17.True or false: for the water level of a tank every minute as it fills, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📊 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
19. 19.True or false: for the July rainfall in four different cities, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 10 cm in week 1 and 16 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
21. 21.True or false: for the weights of five school bags, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: for the heights of four different plants, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📊 Which chart best shows the heights of four different plants? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
24. 24.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 25, Class 7 — 21, Class 8 — 12. How many children is that in all?
25. 25.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) showing a recipe (b) comparing amounts (c) writing a story (d) reading a poem
26. 26.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 13 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
27. 27.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 7 cm in week 1 and 25 cm in week 5. How many cm did it grow?
28. 28.True or false: for what fraction of one pizza each friend ate, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 10% goes on books, 20% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
30. 30.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 6 cm in week 1 and 26 cm in week 6. How many cm did it grow?
31. 31.True or false: for what fraction of one pizza each friend ate, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📊 Which chart best shows the top speeds of five animals? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
33. 33.True or false: for the water level of a tank every minute as it fills, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 6 cm in week 1 and 23 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
35. 35.📊 Which chart best shows the July rainfall in four different cities? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
36. 36.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 11, Class 7 — 14, Class 8 — 10. How many children is that in all?
37. 37.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 6 cm in week 1 and 21 cm in week 5. How many cm did it grow?
38. 38.🥧 In a pie chart, all the slices together make… (a) half of it (b) a straight line (c) the whole (100%) (d) nothing
39. 39.📈 On a line chart, a line going up shows the amount is… (a) increasing (b) staying the same (c) decreasing
40. 40.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 25% choose winter, 10% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?

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