Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 649 · 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 is best for… (a) showing a recipe (b) comparing amounts (c) reading a poem (d) writing a story
2. 2.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 38, Blue House 33. How many more books did Yellow House read?
3. 3.True or false: for a puppy’s weight each week as it grows, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: for the weights of five school bags, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 15, Red House 6. How many more books did Yellow House read?
6. 6.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 30, Yellow House 8. How many more books did Green House read?
7. 7.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 26, Class 7 — 17, Class 8 — 14. How many children is that in all?
8. 8.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 28, Class 7 — 22, Class 8 — 30. How many children is that in all?
9. 9.True or false: for what share of one bag of marbles is each colour, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 38, Blue House 31. How many more books did Yellow House read?
11. 11.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 12, Class 7 — 28, Class 8 — 11. How many children is that in all?
12. 12.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 33, Yellow House 10. How many more books did Red House read?
13. 13.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 10% is flowers, 40% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
14. 14.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 30, Yellow House 22. How many more books did Green House read?
15. 15.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 10% choose winter, 10% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
16. 16.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 23 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
17. 17.📊 Which chart best shows the marks of five students in one test? (a) a line chart (b) a bar chart (c) a pie chart
18. 18.📈 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
19. 19.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 9 cm in week 1 and 21 cm in week 8. How many cm did it grow?
20. 20.📊 Which chart best shows the July rainfall in four different cities? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
21. 21.🥧 A pie chart is best for showing… (a) change over time (b) a list of names (c) a single number (d) parts of a whole
22. 22.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
23. 23.📊 Which chart best shows a puppy’s weight each week as it grows? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
24. 24.📊 Which chart best shows the heights of four different plants? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar 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 bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 16, Red House 8. How many more books did Yellow House read?
27. 27.🥧 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?
28. 28.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
29. 29.📊 Which chart best shows the water level of a tank every minute as it fills? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
30. 30.True or false: for what share of one bag of marbles is each colour, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 15, Class 7 — 30, Class 8 — 20. How many children is that in all?
32. 32.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 15, Class 7 — 15, Class 8 — 11. How many children is that in all?
33. 33.📊 Which chart best shows the weights of five school bags? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
34. 34.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 10, Class 7 — 26, Class 8 — 18. How many children is that in all?
35. 35.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 38, Red House 9. How many more books did Blue House read?
36. 36.🥧 In a pie chart, all the slices together make… (a) nothing (b) a straight line (c) half of it (d) the whole (100%)
37. 37.📊 Which chart best shows your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12? (a) a line chart (b) a bar chart (c) a pie chart
38. 38.True or false: for the weights of five school bags, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 22, Green House 11. How many more books did Yellow House read?
40. 40.True or false: for your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False

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