Presentation Skills Worksheet: Choosing Charts

Public speaking lesson 18: Choosing the right chart · Set 991 · 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) half of it (b) the whole (100%) (c) nothing (d) a straight line
2. 2.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 40% is flowers, 15% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
3. 3.📊 Which chart best shows what share of one bag of marbles is each colour? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
4. 4.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 38, Blue House 7. How many more books did Green House read?
5. 5.📊 What should every chart on a slide have? (a) a clear title (b) ten colours (c) tiny text (d) no labels
6. 6.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 20% choose winter, 40% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
7. 7.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 45% choose winter, 45% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
8. 8.📊 Which chart best shows the top speeds of five animals? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
9. 9.📊 Which chart best shows the July rainfall in four different cities? (a) a pie chart (b) a line chart (c) a bar chart
10. 10.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 10 cm in week 1 and 29 cm in week 3. How many cm did it grow?
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.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) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: for the top speeds of five animals, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 15% walk, 15% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
15. 15.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 45% goes on books, 15% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
16. 16.True or false: for the heights of four different plants, a pie chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: for the July rainfall in four different cities, a line chart is the best choice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Green House 32, Red House 26. How many more books did Green House read?
19. 19.📊 A bar chart shows how many children chose debate: Class 6 — 17, Class 7 — 27, Class 8 — 15. How many children is that in all?
20. 20.📊 Which chart best shows a puppy’s weight each week as it grows? (a) a line chart (b) a bar chart (c) a pie chart
21. 21.📊 Which chart best shows what fraction of one pizza each friend ate? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
22. 22.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 6 cm in week 1 and 24 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
23. 23.📊 A bar chart is best for… (a) writing a story (b) reading a poem (c) comparing amounts (d) showing a recipe
24. 24.🥧 A pie chart shows how Class 6 children come to school: 35% walk, 35% come by bus and the rest cycle. What percent cycle?
25. 25.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 9 cm in week 1 and 25 cm in week 5. How many cm did it grow?
26. 26.🥧 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?
27. 27.📊 A bar chart shows books read in a week: Yellow House 28, Red House 10. How many more books did Yellow House read?
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: for the marks of five students in one test, a bar chart is the best choice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 3 cm in week 1 and 15 cm in week 5. How many cm did it grow?
31. 31.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
32. 32.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 7 cm in week 1 and 11 cm in week 5. How many cm did it grow?
33. 33.🥧 A pie chart shows the favourite seasons of a class: 20% choose winter, 10% choose summer and the rest choose the monsoon. What percent choose the monsoon?
34. 34.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 5 cm in week 1 and 20 cm in week 6. How many cm did it grow?
35. 35.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 45% is flowers, 15% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?
36. 36.📊 Which chart best shows a city’s temperature every hour of one day? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
37. 37.📊 Which chart best shows your height on each birthday from age 5 to 12? (a) a bar chart (b) a line chart (c) a pie chart
38. 38.🥧 A pie chart shows how Riya uses her pocket money: 15% goes on books, 45% goes on snacks and the rest is saved. What percent is saved?
39. 39.📈 A line chart shows a bean plant’s height: 8 cm in week 1 and 26 cm in week 7. How many cm did it grow?
40. 40.🥧 A pie chart shows what a school garden is planted with: 15% is flowers, 15% is vegetables and the rest is grass. What percent is grass?

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