Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 554 · 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 how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 18, Class 7 — 11, Class 8 — 14. How many children is that in all?
2. 2.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) reading a poem (b) showing a recipe (c) comparing amounts (d) writing a story
3. 3.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 30, Blue House 22. How many more books did Red House read?
4. 4.🥧 A pie chart is best for showing… (a) parts of a whole (b) a list of names (c) a single number (d) change over time
5. 5.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 10, Class 7 — 25, Class 8 — 15. How many children is that in all?
6. 6.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 10 cm in week 1 and 28 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
7. 7.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 29, Class 7 — 30, Class 8 — 25. How many children is that in all?
8. 8.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 14 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
9. 9.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 45% choose winter, 25% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
10. 10.True or false: for the marks of five students in one test, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 30% choose winter, 20% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
12. 12.📈 On a line chart, a line going up shows the amount is… (a) staying the same (b) increasing (c) decreasing
13. 13.📊 Which chart best shows the weights of five school bags? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
14. 14.📈 A line chart is best for showing… (a) change over time (b) a list of names (c) a single number (d) parts of a whole
15. 15.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 29, Green House 10. How many more books did Yellow House read?
16. 16.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 15, Class 7 — 21, Class 8 — 26. How many children is that in all?
17. 17.📊 Which chart best shows the July rainfall in four different cities? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
18. 18.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 25% walk, 30% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
19. 19.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 40, Green House 29. How many more books did Blue House read?
20. 20.True or false: for the top speeds of five animals, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📊 Which chart best shows a city’s temperature every hour of one day? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
22. 22.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 5 cm in week 1 and 11 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
23. 23.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 25, Blue House 22. How many more books did Yellow House read?
24. 24.True or false: for what share of one bag of marbles is each colour, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 9 cm in week 1 and 15 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
27. 27.📊 Which chart best shows your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
28. 28.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 2 cm in week 1 and 21 cm in week 8. How many cm did it grow?
29. 29.True or false: for the heights of four different plants, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 10, Class 7 — 26, Class 8 — 17. How many children is that in all?
31. 31.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 36, Blue House 19. How many more books did Green House read?
32. 32.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 26, Blue House 12. How many more books did Green House read?
33. 33.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 10 cm in week 1 and 16 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
34. 34.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) ten colours (b) a clear title (c) tiny text (d) no labels
35. 35.🥧 In a pie chart, all the slices together make… (a) half of it (b) nothing (c) a straight line (d) the whole (100%)
36. 36.True or false: for what share of one bag of marbles is each colour, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 45% goes on books, 45% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
38. 38.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 45% choose winter, 30% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: for the weights of five school bags, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True

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