Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 647 · 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 line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🥧 In a pie chart, all the slices together make… (a) the whole (100%) (b) a straight line (c) nothing (d) half of it
3. 3.📈 A line chart is best for showing… (a) a list of names (b) change over time (c) a single number (d) parts of a whole
4. 4.📊 Which chart best shows the marks of five students in one test? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
5. 5.True or false: for your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 10% choose winter, 25% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
7. 7.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 25% walk, 40% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
8. 8.📊 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
9. 9.📊 Which chart best shows the top speeds of five animals? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
10. 10.📊 Which chart best shows the July rainfall in four different cities? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
11. 11.📊 Which chart best shows what share of one bag of marbles is each colour? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
12. 12.📊 Which chart best shows a puppy’s weight each week as it grows? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
13. 13.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 23, Class 7 — 26, Class 8 — 19. How many children is that in all?
14. 14.True or false: for the top speeds of five animals, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: for what fraction of one pizza each friend ate, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 2 cm in week 1 and 16 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
17. 17.📊 Which chart best shows a city’s temperature every hour of one day? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
18. 18.🥧 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?
19. 19.True or false: for the water level of a tank every minute as it fills, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 14, Class 7 — 30, Class 8 — 16. How many children is that in all?
21. 21.📈 On a line chart, a line going up shows the amount is… (a) staying the same (b) increasing (c) decreasing
22. 22.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 40% goes on books, 30% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
23. 23.📊 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
24. 24.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) writing a story (b) comparing amounts (c) showing a recipe (d) reading a poem
25. 25.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 40% walk, 10% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
26. 26.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 26, Green House 15. How many more books did Blue House read?
27. 27.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 20, Yellow House 6. How many more books did Blue House read?
28. 28.🥧 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?
29. 29.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 13, Class 7 — 16, Class 8 — 20. How many children is that in all?
30. 30.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 20% choose winter, 15% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
31. 31.📈 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?
32. 32.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 9 cm in week 1 and 16 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
33. 33.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 27, Class 7 — 28, Class 8 — 11. How many children is that in all?
34. 34.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 10% walk, 35% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
35. 35.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 25% goes on books, 20% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
36. 36.📊 Which chart best shows your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
37. 37.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 27, Blue House 25. How many more books did Green House read?
39. 39.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 20, Green House 6. How many more books did Yellow House read?
40. 40.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 12, Class 7 — 15, Class 8 — 11. How many children is that in all?

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