Lesson T6.1.1

T6.1.1 Frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts and pictograms Quiz: KS3 Maths, Unit 6

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. A frequency table shows what?

    • How often each category or value occurs
    • Only the mean of the data, shown in one number
    • Coordinates of points plotted on a graph grid
    • Only the range of the data between two extremes

  2. In a pictogram, one symbol stands for 5 pupils. How many pupils do 4 symbols show?

    • 4
    • 9
    • 20
    • 5

  3. A pie chart uses 360 degrees for the whole. A sector of 90 degrees is what fraction of the whole?

    • 1/2
    • 1/4
    • 1/8
    • 1/3

  4. A pie chart is made from 120 people. A sector represents 30 of them. What angle does the sector have?

    • 30 degrees
    • 45 degrees
    • 90 degrees
    • 120 degrees

  5. In a bar chart of categorical data, how are the bars drawn?

    • Touching each other
    • On a continuous scale
    • Curved
    • Separated with gaps

  6. Which chart is best for ungrouped numerical data?

    • A vertical line chart
    • A map
    • A chart of time only
    • A chart of favourite colours

  7. A frequency table shows red 5, blue 8 and green 7. What is the total?

    • 18
    • 22
    • 20
    • 15

  8. A pie chart shows 60 people, and 15 of them chose tea. What angle is the sector for tea?

    • 90 degrees
    • 15 degrees
    • 135 degrees
    • 60 degrees

  9. In a pictogram, one symbol stands for 10 cars. How many cars do 3.5 symbols show?

    • 3
    • 35
    • 3.5
    • 350

  10. A frequency table shows apples 12, bananas 7 and pears 5. What is the total?

    • 12
    • 24
    • 19
    • 25

  11. Which variable is categorical?

    • Time in seconds
    • Favourite colour
    • Number of pets
    • Height in centimetres

  12. Which variable is numerical and discrete?

    • Number of siblings
    • Hair colour
    • Favourite food
    • Name

  13. A pie chart has sectors of 180, 90, 60 and 30 degrees. What fraction does the 60 degree sector show?

    • 1/6
    • 1/3
    • 1/5
    • 1/4

  14. In a pictogram, one symbol is 3 pupils. How many symbols show 12 pupils?

    • 12
    • 3
    • 4
    • 36

  15. A bar chart has a bar of height 8 for 0-5 and a bar of height 12 for 6-10. What is the total of the frequencies?

    • 4
    • 20
    • 8
    • 12

  16. In a bar chart, apples are 12 and bananas 7 and pears 5. What percentage of the total are apples?

    • 50%
    • 12%
    • 48%
    • 60%

  17. A survey of 80 students uses a pie chart. 45 students walk to school. What is the angle of their sector?

    • 202 degrees
    • 45 degrees
    • 135 degrees
    • 202.5 degrees

  18. A survey of 40 people has 10 liking rock, 15 liking pop and 15 liking jazz. Which chart best shows the proportions?

    • A histogram only
    • A line chart
    • A pie chart
    • A scatter graph

  19. Why are gaps left between bars in a bar chart?

    • To save ink on the chart paper for the printout
    • To change the scale of the vertical axis labels
    • Because the data is categorical with no continuous scale
    • To show the mean of each category on the chart

  20. Values 3, 4 and 5 have frequencies 2, 5 and 3. What is the mode?

    • 5
    • 2
    • 4
    • 3

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