Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 511 · 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.True or false: for the marks of five students in one test, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🥧 In a pie chart, all the slices together make… (a) nothing (b) half of it (c) the whole (100%) (d) a straight line
3. 3.True or false: for the top speeds of five animals, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.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
5. 5.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 20, Yellow House 6. How many more books did Green House read?
6. 6.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 2 cm in week 1 and 11 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
7. 7.True or false: for what fraction of one pizza each friend ate, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 14, Class 7 — 10, Class 8 — 20. How many children is that in all?
9. 9.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) ten colours (b) tiny text (c) a clear title (d) no labels
10. 10.📊 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
11. 11.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 45% choose winter, 35% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
12. 12.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 6 cm in week 1 and 23 cm in week 8. How many cm did it grow?
13. 13.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 16, Green House 11. How many more books did Red House read?
15. 15.📈 On a line chart, a line going up shows the amount is… (a) increasing (b) decreasing (c) staying the same
16. 16.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 24, Class 7 — 11, Class 8 — 30. How many children is that in all?
17. 17.True or false: for the heights of four different plants, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📊 Which chart best shows the top speeds of five animals? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
19. 19.📈 A line chart is best for showing… (a) a list of names (b) parts of a whole (c) change over time (d) a single number
20. 20.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📊 Which chart best shows the marks of five students in one test? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
22. 22.🥧 A pie chart is best for showing… (a) a single number (b) a list of names (c) change over time (d) parts of a whole
23. 23.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 7 cm in week 1 and 14 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
24. 24.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 15, Blue House 11. How many more books did Red House read?
25. 25.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 25, Yellow House 24. How many more books did Blue House read?
26. 26.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 21, Class 7 — 21, Class 8 — 26. How many children is that in all?
27. 27.📊 Which chart best shows the heights of four different plants? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
28. 28.📊 Which chart best shows what share of your 24-hour day goes on sleep, school and play? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
29. 29.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 35% walk, 35% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
30. 30.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 35% is flowers, 10% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
31. 31.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) showing a recipe (b) comparing amounts (c) writing a story (d) reading a poem
32. 32.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 21, Class 7 — 26, Class 8 — 10. How many children is that in all?
33. 33.📊 Which chart best shows the weights of five school bags? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
34. 34.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 10 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
35. 35.True or false: for your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 16, Blue House 9. How many more books did Yellow House read?
37. 37.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 11, Class 7 — 15, Class 8 — 16. How many children is that in all?
38. 38.True or false: for the top speeds of five animals, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 6 cm in week 1 and 24 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
40. 40.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 10% goes on books, 40% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?

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