Year 4 Reading Pictographs Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 4 data & graphs worksheet.
Year 4 Reading Pictographs Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Read the key first: it tells you how many votes each symbol stands for.
1.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ■ = 5 votes): bird ■■■■■ · rabbit ■■■■■ ■ · dog ■. How many votes did dog get?
Answer: 5
- 1 symbols × 5 = 5
2.Pictograph of favourite fruit (each ▲ = 5 votes): pear ▲▲ · apple ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲ · banana ▲▲▲. How many more votes did apple get than pear?
Answer: 25
- apple: 35; pear: 10
- 35 − 10 = 25
3.Pictograph of favourite fruit (each ■ = 2 votes): grape ■■ · pear ■■■■ · banana ■■■■■ ■ · apple ■■■■. How many votes were there altogether?
Answer: 32
- 16 symbols altogether
- 16 × 2 = 32
4.Pictograph of favourite sport (each ▲ = 5 votes): cricket ▲▲▲▲ · swimming ▲▲▲▲ · tennis ▲▲▲▲▲. Which sport got the most votes?
Answer: tennis
tennis has the most symbols (5), so 25 votes.
5.Pictograph of favourite sport (each ▲ = 2 votes): basketball ▲▲ · swimming ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲ · tennis ▲▲ · cricket ▲▲▲▲. How many ▲ would show 8 votes?
Answer: 4
- 8 ÷ 2 = 4
6.Pictograph of favourite fruit (each ■ = 5 votes): pear ■■■ · apple ■■■ · banana ■■■■. How many votes did pear get?
Answer: 15
- 3 symbols × 5 = 15
7.Pictograph of favourite pet (each ★ = 5 votes): bird ★★★★★ · dog ★★★ · cat ★★ · rabbit ★★★★★ ★. How many more votes did rabbit get than bird?
Answer: 5
- rabbit: 30; bird: 25
- 30 − 25 = 5
8.Pictograph of favourite colour (each ▲ = 5 votes): blue ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ · red ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲ · purple ▲▲▲▲. How many votes were there altogether?
Answer: 95
- 19 symbols altogether
- 19 × 5 = 95
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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