Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 89 · 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 top speeds of five animals, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 35% is flowers, 40% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
3. 3.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) a clear title (b) no labels (c) tiny text (d) ten colours
4. 4.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 20% goes on books, 30% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
5. 5.📊 Which chart best shows a city’s temperature every hour of one day? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
6. 6.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 5 cm in week 1 and 24 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
7. 7.🥧 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?
8. 8.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 10% goes on books, 25% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
9. 9.🥧 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?
10. 10.True or false: for the heights of four different plants, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: for what share of ₹100 of pocket money goes on saving, snacks and books, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: for what share of ₹100 of pocket money goes on saving, snacks and books, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📊 Which chart best shows the top speeds of five animals? (a) a line chart (b) a pie chart (c) a bar chart
14. 14.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 30% choose winter, 10% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
15. 15.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 28, Red House 26. How many more books did Green House read?
16. 16.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 17, Blue House 10. How many more books did Red House read?
17. 17.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 7 cm in week 1 and 17 cm in week 5. How many cm did it grow?
18. 18.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 24, Class 7 — 13, Class 8 — 24. How many children is that in all?
19. 19.📈 On a line chart, a line going up shows the amount is… (a) decreasing (b) staying the same (c) increasing
20. 20.📈 A line chart is best for showing… (a) change over time (b) parts of a whole (c) a single number (d) a list of names
21. 21.📊 Which chart best shows what fraction of one pizza each friend ate? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
22. 22.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 6 cm in week 1 and 24 cm in week 8. How many cm did it grow?
23. 23.True or false: for a city’s temperature every hour of one day, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) showing a recipe (b) reading a poem (c) writing a story (d) comparing amounts
25. 25.True or false: for your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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
27. 27.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 40% goes on books, 40% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
28. 28.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 8 cm in week 1 and 17 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
29. 29.📊 Which chart best shows the July rainfall in four different cities? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
30. 30.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 10 cm in week 1 and 26 cm in week 8. How many cm did it grow?
31. 31.📊 Which chart best shows what share of ₹100 of pocket money goes on saving, snacks and books? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
32. 32.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
33. 33.📊 Which chart best shows what share of one bag of marbles is each colour? (a) a bar chart (b) a pie chart (c) a line chart
34. 34.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 20, Green House 7. How many more books did Yellow House read?
35. 35.📊 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
36. 36.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 2 cm in week 1 and 12 cm in week 8. How many cm did it grow?
37. 37.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 45% goes on books, 45% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
38. 38.True or false: for what share of one bag of marbles is each colour, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🥧 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
40. 40.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 30% choose winter, 30% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?

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