Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 989 · 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) a straight line (b) the whole (100%) (c) nothing (d) half of it
2. 2.📊 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
3. 3.📈 A line chart is best for showing… (a) a single number (b) parts of a whole (c) a list of names (d) change over time
4. 4.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 30, Class 7 — 25, Class 8 — 29. How many children is that in all?
5. 5.📊 Which chart best shows what fraction of one pizza each friend ate? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
6. 6.📊 Which chart best shows the marks of five students in one test? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
7. 7.📊 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
8. 8.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) writing a story (b) showing a recipe (c) reading a poem (d) comparing amounts
9. 9.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 35% is flowers, 30% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
10. 10.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 5 cm in week 1 and 15 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
11. 11.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 36, Blue House 34. How many more books did Yellow House read?
12. 12.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 21, Green House 11. How many more books did Yellow House read?
13. 13.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Red House 21, Blue House 8. How many more books did Red House read?
14. 14.📈 On a line chart, a line going up shows the amount is… (a) staying the same (b) increasing (c) decreasing
15. 15.📊 Which chart best shows the weights of five school bags? (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 15, Green House 6. How many more books did Blue House read?
17. 17.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 24, Class 7 — 18, Class 8 — 28. How many children is that in all?
18. 18.True or false: for the weights of five school bags, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) tiny text (b) a clear title (c) no labels (d) ten colours
20. 20.📊 Which chart best shows the heights of four different plants? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
21. 21.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 10 cm in week 1 and 15 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
22. 22.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Blue House 16, Red House 7. How many more books did Blue House read?
23. 23.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 29, Class 7 — 17, Class 8 — 20. How many children is that in all?
24. 24.📊 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
25. 25.True or false: for the water level of a tank every minute as it fills, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 33, Blue House 12. How many more books did Yellow House read?
27. 27.🥧 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
28. 28.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 7 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
29. 29.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 40% is flowers, 45% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
30. 30.📊 Which chart best shows the top speeds of five animals? (a) a pie chart (b) a bar chart (c) a line chart
31. 31.True or false: for the weights of five school bags, a line chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 40% choose winter, 35% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
33. 33.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 7 cm in week 1 and 22 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
34. 34.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 6 cm in week 1 and 14 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
35. 35.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 4 cm in week 1 and 24 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
36. 36.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 10% is flowers, 45% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
37. 37.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 45% goes on books, 40% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
38. 38.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 7 cm in week 1 and 11 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
39. 39.📊 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
40. 40.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 9 cm in week 1 and 27 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?

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