Year 5 Reading Pictographs Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 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 ▲ = 1 vote): cricket ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲ · tennis ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲ · swimming ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ · soccer ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲. How many votes did tennis get?
Answer: 7
- 7 symbols × 1 = 7
2.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ■ = 1 vote): fish ■■■■ · rabbit ■ · dog ■■■. How many more votes did fish get than rabbit?
Answer: 3
- fish: 4; rabbit: 1
- 4 − 1 = 3
3.Pictograph of favourite fruit (each ◆ = 1 vote): pear ◆ · apple ◆◆◆ · mango ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆◆ · grape ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆◆◆. How many votes were there altogether?
Answer: 21
- 21 symbols altogether
- 21 × 1 = 21
4.Pictograph of favourite sport (each ■ = 1 vote): soccer ■ · swimming ■■■ · cricket ■■■ · basketball ■■■■■ ■. Which sport got the most votes?
Answer: basketball
basketball has the most symbols (6), so 6 votes.
5.Pictograph of favourite season (each ◆ = 1 vote): summer ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆ · spring ◆◆ · winter ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆ · autumn ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆. How many votes did autumn get?
Answer: 7
- 7 symbols × 1 = 7
6.Pictograph of favourite fruit (each ● = 1 vote): pear ●●●● · mango ●●●●● ●●●● · banana ●● · grape ●. How many more votes did mango get than grape?
Answer: 8
- mango: 9; grape: 1
- 9 − 1 = 8
7.Pictograph of favourite colour (each ▲ = 1 vote): red ▲ · blue ▲▲ · yellow ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲ · green ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲▲▲. How many votes were there altogether?
Answer: 18
- 18 symbols altogether
- 18 × 1 = 18
8.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ★ = 1 vote): fish ★★★★★ ★★★ · cat ★ · dog ★★★★. Which pet got the most votes?
Answer: fish
fish has the most symbols (8), so 8 votes.
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