Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 697 · 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) the whole (100%) (b) nothing (c) a straight line (d) half of it
2. 2.📈 On a line chart, a line going up shows the amount is… (a) staying the same (b) decreasing (c) increasing
3. 3.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 30, Red House 9. How many more books did Yellow House read?
4. 4.True or false: for the weights of five school bags, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) no labels (b) ten colours (c) tiny text (d) a clear title
6. 6.True or false: for your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 10% goes on books, 30% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
8. 8.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 15% goes on books, 35% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
9. 9.📊 Which chart best shows your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
10. 10.📊 Which chart best shows the top speeds of five animals? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
11. 11.📊 Which chart best shows what fraction of one pizza each friend ate? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
12. 12.True or false: for the July rainfall in four different cities, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: for the water level of a tank every minute as it fills, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 35% is flowers, 35% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
15. 15.📊 Which chart best shows what share of ₹100 of pocket money goes on saving, snacks and books? (a) a line chart (b) a bar chart (c) a pie chart
16. 16.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 39, Red House 11. How many more books did Blue House read?
17. 17.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 35% is flowers, 20% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
18. 18.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 12, Class 7 — 14, Class 8 — 12. How many children is that in all?
19. 19.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 16, Class 7 — 26, Class 8 — 26. How many children is that in all?
20. 20.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 25% walk, 10% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
21. 21.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 35% goes on books, 10% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
22. 22.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 19 cm in week 8. How many cm did it grow?
23. 23.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 5 cm in week 1 and 10 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
24. 24.True or false: for what share of your 24-hour day goes on sleep, school and play, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 35% is flowers, 15% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
26. 26.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 7 cm in week 1 and 14 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
27. 27.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 24, Class 7 — 19, Class 8 — 30. How many children is that in all?
28. 28.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 19, Blue House 15. How many more books did Yellow House read?
29. 29.📊 Which chart best shows a puppy’s weight each week as it grows? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
30. 30.True or false: for a city’s temperature every hour of one day, a line 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 — 15, Class 8 — 26. How many children is that in all?
32. 32.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 28, Yellow House 9. How many more books did Blue House read?
33. 33.📊 Which chart best shows the weights of five school bags? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
34. 34.True or false: for the marks of five students in one test, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 7 cm in week 4. How many cm did it grow?
36. 36.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 8 cm in week 1 and 20 cm in week 6. How many cm did it grow?
37. 37.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 30, Class 7 — 20, Class 8 — 25. How many children is that in all?
38. 38.True or false: for what fraction of one pizza each friend ate, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📊 Which chart best shows what share of one bag of marbles is each colour? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
40. 40.True or false: for the heights of four different plants, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False

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