Year 2 Reading Pictographs Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 2 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): tennis ■■■■■ ■ · swimming ■■ · soccer ■■■■■ ■■■. How many votes did swimming get?
Answer: 2
- 2 symbols × 1 = 2
2.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ● = 1 vote): dog ●●●● · rabbit ●● · cat ●●●●● ●●●●. How many more votes did cat get than dog?
Answer: 5
- cat: 9; dog: 4
- 9 − 4 = 5
3.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ▲ = 1 vote): rabbit ▲▲ · dog ▲▲▲ · bird ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲. How many votes were there altogether?
Answer: 12
- 12 symbols altogether
- 12 × 1 = 12
4.Pictograph of favourite colour (each ■ = 1 vote): blue ■■■■■ · green ■■■■■ ■■■ · red ■■■■■ ■ · purple ■■. Which colour got the most votes?
Answer: green
green has the most symbols (8), so 8 votes.
5.Pictograph of favourite fruit (each ◆ = 1 vote): apple ◆◆◆ · mango ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆ · pear ◆. How many votes did mango get?
Answer: 6
- 6 symbols × 1 = 6
6.Pictograph of favourite sport (each ● = 1 vote): soccer ●●●●● ● · tennis ●●●●● · basketball ●●●● · cricket ●●●●●. How many more votes did cricket get than basketball?
Answer: 1
- cricket: 5; basketball: 4
- 5 − 4 = 1
7.Pictograph of favourite season (each ▲ = 1 vote): autumn ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ · winter ▲▲ · summer ▲ · spring ▲▲. How many votes were there altogether?
Answer: 13
- 13 symbols altogether
- 13 × 1 = 13
8.Pictograph of favourite fruit (each ■ = 1 vote): apple ■ · banana ■■■■ · mango ■■■. Which fruit got the most votes?
Answer: banana
banana has the most symbols (4), so 4 votes.
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