Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 642 · 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.🥧 In a pie chart, all the slices together make… (a) nothing (b) a straight line (c) the whole (100%) (d) half of it
2. 2.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 22, Green House 7. How many more books did Red House read?
3. 3.True or false: for what fraction of one pizza each friend ate, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 28, Class 7 — 22, Class 8 — 19. How many children is that in all?
5. 5.📈 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?
6. 6.True or false: for the marks of five students in one test, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📊 Which chart best shows the heights of four different plants? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
8. 8.📊 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
9. 9.📈 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
10. 10.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 10 cm in week 1 and 28 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
11. 11.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 35, Green House 28. How many more books did Yellow House read?
12. 12.📈 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?
13. 13.True or false: for the top speeds of five animals, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 20% walk, 15% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
15. 15.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) reading a poem (b) writing a story (c) comparing amounts (d) showing a recipe
16. 16.📊 Which chart best shows the weights of five school bags? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
17. 17.🥧 A pie chart is best for showing… (a) change over time (b) a single number (c) parts of a whole (d) a list of names
18. 18.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 26, Blue House 13. How many more books did Green House read?
19. 19.True or false: for your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: for the July rainfall in four different cities, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 25% goes on books, 25% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
22. 22.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 30% goes on books, 30% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
23. 23.📊 Which chart best shows what share of ₹100 of pocket money goes on saving, snacks and books? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
24. 24.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 10% walk, 35% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
25. 25.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 2 cm in week 1 and 11 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
26. 26.📊 Which chart best shows the water level of a tank every minute as it fills? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
27. 27.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 21, Class 7 — 27, Class 8 — 29. How many children is that in all?
28. 28.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 15, Blue House 6. How many more books did Yellow House read?
29. 29.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 12, Class 7 — 26, Class 8 — 23. How many children is that in all?
30. 30.📈 On a line chart, a line going up shows the amount is… (a) increasing (b) staying the same (c) decreasing
31. 31.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) a clear title (b) no labels (c) tiny text (d) ten colours
32. 32.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 20% choose winter, 20% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
33. 33.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 10% is flowers, 15% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
34. 34.True or false: for the heights of four different plants, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 10% goes on books, 35% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
36. 36.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 22, Class 7 — 21, Class 8 — 13. How many children is that in all?
37. 37.🥧 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?
38. 38.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 17, Blue House 9. How many more books did Yellow House read?
39. 39.True or false: for what share of ₹100 of pocket money goes on saving, snacks and books, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 40% is flowers, 20% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?

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