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 ● = 2 votes): swimming ●●●● · cricket ●●●●● · tennis ●●●●● ●●. How many votes did swimming get?
Answer: 8
- 4 symbols × 2 = 8
2.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ◆ = 2 votes): fish ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆ · cat ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆ · dog ◆◆. How many more votes did cat get than fish?
Answer: 2
- cat: 14; fish: 12
- 14 − 12 = 2
3.Pictograph of favourite colour (each ◆ = 5 votes): green ◆◆ · blue ◆◆◆ · purple ◆◆◆ · red ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆. How many votes were there altogether?
Answer: 75
- 15 symbols altogether
- 15 × 5 = 75
4.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ◆ = 5 votes): cat ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆ · rabbit ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆ · fish ◆ · dog ◆◆◆◆◆. Which pet got the most votes?
Answer: cat
cat has the most symbols (7), so 35 votes.
5.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ▲ = 5 votes): dog ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲ · fish ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ · cat ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲ · rabbit ▲▲▲. How many ▲ would show 45 votes?
Answer: 9
- 45 ÷ 5 = 9
6.Pictograph of favourite fruit (each ◆ = 2 votes): pear ◆ · grape ◆◆◆◆◆ · mango ◆. How many votes did grape get?
Answer: 10
- 5 symbols × 2 = 10
7.Pictograph of favourite fruit (each ★ = 2 votes): pear ★★★★ · banana ★★ · apple ★★★★★. How many more votes did apple get than pear?
Answer: 2
- apple: 10; pear: 8
- 10 − 8 = 2
8.Pictograph of favourite fruit (each ▲ = 2 votes): mango ▲▲▲▲ · banana ▲ · apple ▲▲ · pear ▲▲▲▲▲. How many votes were there altogether?
Answer: 24
- 12 symbols altogether
- 12 × 2 = 24
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