2nd Grade Reading Pictographs Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 2nd Grade data & graphs worksheet.
2nd Grade Reading Pictographs Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Read the key first: it tells you how many votes each symbol stands for.
1.Pictograph of favorite color (each ◆ = 1 vote): purple ◆◆◆◆◆ · green ◆ · yellow ◆◆◆◆. How many votes did green get?
Answer: 1
- 1 symbols × 1 = 1
2.Pictograph of favorite pet (each ◆ = 1 vote): cat ◆◆◆◆ · bird ◆◆◆ · dog ◆◆◆◆◆ · rabbit ◆◆◆. How many more votes did cat get than rabbit?
Answer: 1
- cat: 4; rabbit: 3
- 4 − 3 = 1
3.Pictograph of favorite color (each ■ = 1 vote): blue ■■■■■ ■ · purple ■■■■■ · yellow ■■■■■ ■■. How many votes were there altogether?
Answer: 18
- 18 symbols altogether
- 18 × 1 = 18
4.Pictograph of favorite color (each ★ = 1 vote): purple ★★★★ · yellow ★ · red ★★★★★ ★★★★ · blue ★★★★. Which color got the most votes?
Answer: red
red has the most symbols (9), so 9 votes.
5.Pictograph of favorite pet (each ◆ = 1 vote): rabbit ◆◆ · bird ◆◆◆◆ · dog ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆ · fish ◆◆◆◆. How many votes did fish get?
Answer: 4
- 4 symbols × 1 = 4
6.Pictograph of favorite color (each ★ = 1 vote): blue ★★★★★ ★★★ · purple ★★★★★ ★★★★ · red ★★★. How many more votes did purple get than blue?
Answer: 1
- purple: 9; blue: 8
- 9 − 8 = 1
7.Pictograph of favorite pet (each ■ = 1 vote): rabbit ■■■■■ ■■■ · dog ■■■■ · cat ■■■■■. How many votes were there altogether?
Answer: 17
- 17 symbols altogether
- 17 × 1 = 17
8.Pictograph of favorite pet (each ◆ = 1 vote): dog ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆◆◆ · bird ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆ · fish ◆◆◆◆◆ · cat ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆. Which pet got the most votes?
Answer: dog
dog has the most symbols (9), so 9 votes.
Marking tips
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