Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 513 · 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.📊 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
2. 2.📊 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
3. 3.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) comparing amounts (b) showing a recipe (c) writing a story (d) reading a poem
4. 4.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 25, Red House 14. How many more books did Blue House read?
5. 5.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 25, Class 7 — 14, Class 8 — 20. How many children is that in all?
6. 6.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 15% goes on books, 25% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
7. 7.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 24, Class 7 — 29, Class 8 — 13. How many children is that in all?
8. 8.📊 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
9. 9.True or false: for the marks of five students in one test, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 40% walk, 35% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
11. 11.📊 Which chart best shows the marks of five students in one test? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
12. 12.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 32, Yellow House 28. How many more books did Green House read?
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 bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 36, Blue House 12. How many more books did Yellow House read?
15. 15.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 30% walk, 25% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
16. 16.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 40, Yellow House 9. How many more books did Blue House read?
17. 17.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 22, Class 7 — 30, Class 8 — 22. How many children is that in all?
18. 18.📈 A line chart is best for showing… (a) a single number (b) a list of names (c) change over time (d) parts of a whole
19. 19.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 13 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
20. 20.📊 Which chart best shows the July rainfall in four different cities? (a) a line chart (b) a bar chart (c) a pie chart
21. 21.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 40% goes on books, 45% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
22. 22.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 29, Yellow House 22. How many more books did Green House read?
23. 23.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 8 cm in week 1 and 19 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
24. 24.📊 Which chart best shows the heights of four different plants? (a) a line chart (b) a bar chart (c) a pie chart
25. 25.True or false: for the top speeds of five animals, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 17 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
27. 27.📊 Which chart best shows the weights of five school bags? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
28. 28.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 7 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
29. 29.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) no labels (b) tiny text (c) ten colours (d) a clear title
30. 30.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 10% walk, 45% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
31. 31.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 15% choose winter, 45% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
32. 32.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 40% walk, 10% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
33. 33.🥧 In a pie chart, all the slices together make… (a) the whole (100%) (b) a straight line (c) nothing (d) half of it
34. 34.📊 Which chart best shows the water level of a tank every minute as it fills? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
35. 35.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 12, Class 7 — 17, Class 8 — 11. How many children is that in all?
36. 36.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 15% walk, 20% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
37. 37.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 21, Class 7 — 23, Class 8 — 20. How many children is that in all?
38. 38.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 10% choose winter, 35% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: for a city’s temperature every hour of one day, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True

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