Year 4 Reading Pictographs Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 4 data & graphs worksheet.
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Read the key first: it tells you how many votes each symbol stands for.
1.Pictograph of favourite sport (each ◆ = 5 votes): cricket ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆ · soccer ◆ · basketball ◆◆◆. How many votes did cricket get?
Answer: 35
- 7 symbols × 5 = 35
2.Pictograph of favourite sport (each ● = 2 votes): basketball ● · cricket ●●●● · tennis ●● · swimming ●●●. How many more votes did swimming get than tennis?
Answer: 2
- swimming: 6; tennis: 4
- 6 − 4 = 2
3.Pictograph of favourite season (each ▲ = 2 votes): winter ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲ · autumn ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲ · summer ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ · spring ▲▲▲. How many votes were there altogether?
Answer: 48
- 24 symbols altogether
- 24 × 2 = 48
4.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ★ = 5 votes): cat ★★★★★ ★ · dog ★★★★★ ★★★ · fish ★★★★. Which pet got the most votes?
Answer: dog
dog has the most symbols (8), so 40 votes.
5.Pictograph of favourite season (each ▲ = 2 votes): summer ▲ · spring ▲ · autumn ▲▲▲▲ · winter ▲▲▲. How many ▲ would show 16 votes?
Answer: 8
- 16 ÷ 2 = 8
6.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ◆ = 2 votes): rabbit ◆ · cat ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆ · bird ◆◆◆◆. How many votes did bird get?
Answer: 8
- 4 symbols × 2 = 8
7.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ★ = 5 votes): fish ★★ · bird ★★★★★ ★ · cat ★★★★★ ★★ · rabbit ★★★★. How many more votes did cat get than bird?
Answer: 5
- cat: 35; bird: 30
- 35 − 30 = 5
8.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ◆ = 2 votes): bird ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆ · dog ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆◆ · rabbit ◆◆ · fish ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆. How many votes were there altogether?
Answer: 46
- 23 symbols altogether
- 23 × 2 = 46
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