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Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 759 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. 59
  2. parts of a whole
  3. increasing
  4. a line chart
  5. True
  6. False
  7. True
  8. the whole (100%)
  9. True
  10. False
  11. a pie chart
  12. 10
  13. 10
  14. False
  15. 20
  16. change over time
  17. True
  18. a bar chart
  19. a pie chart
  20. a bar chart
  21. 23
  22. 11
  23. 25
  24. 15
  25. 17
  26. a bar chart
  27. a pie chart
  28. 4
  29. a line chart
  30. a clear title
  31. True
  32. 50
  33. False
  34. False
  35. 58
  36. 59
  37. 25
  38. 11
  39. 10
  40. 25

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