Pictograms and block charts worksheet

Part A: Working out and filling in

1. 1. 1 person

   Count the 🙂 in the 🍪 row and in the ⚽ row, then find the difference.

   🍪 has 8 and ⚽ has 9: 1 apart.

2. 2. 30

   Everyone picks just one, so adding up the numbers for each colour gives the number of people asked.

   Each person picks one, so the choices add up to the people asked: 12 + 4 + 14 = 30.

3. 3. Most − fewest = 12 pupils

   Most: Egg waffle, 23; fewest: Fishballs, 11; 23 − 11 = 12

4. 4. Bolo bun: 15 pupils

   The total is 74. Add the rows you know first: 10 + 21 = 31, 31 + 28 = 59; 74 − 59 = 15, so Bolo bun is 15

5. 5. Car has 4 more than MTR

   Car: the bar reaches 8; MTR: the bar reaches 4; 8 − 4 = 4

6. 6. Banana has 6 more than Orange

   Each picture stands for 1: Banana has 8 pictures, Orange has 2 pictures, 8 − 2 = 6

7. 7. 0

   Numbers outside fit neither rule. Count how many sit outside both rings.

   The numbers outside fit neither rule: count them, 0.

Part B: Choose, or true or false

1. 8. C. 🍓

   The pictures are the same size and lined up, so the longest row is the one most people chose.

   Equal pictures lined up: the longest row is the most, 🍓 with 7.

2. 9. B

   Check every stack of each graph: 🚌 needs 5 squares, 🎈 9 and ⚽ 2.

   Each stack must match the data: 5, 9, 2.

3. 10. False

   Count the squares in the ⚽ and 🎈 stacks, add them, and compare with 18.

   ⚽ 10 squares and 🎈 9: 19 altogether.

4. 11. False

   Each person picks one, so the three totals should add up to the people asked. Add 10, 12 and 4 first.

   Check: 10 + 12 + 4 = 26; it must equal the 27 people asked for nothing to be missed or extra.

5. 12. A. Top left

   First see which column's rule 24 fits, then which row's.

   Find the column whose rule 24 fits, then the row: the cell where they cross is the one.

Part C: Word problems

Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.

1. 13. 16 people

   Those who didn't choose 🎈 are the other three rows. Add those three, or take the 🎈 row from the total.

   Add the other three rows: 7 + 2 + 7 = 16; or take 8 from the total, 24.

2. 14. 17 toys

   Count only the 🐻 and ⚽ stacks, then add them.

   🐻 has 8 squares and ⚽ has 9: 8 + 9 = 17.

3. 15. 15 buses

   Each bundle of five is 5 marks. Count in fives 3 times, then add the 0 single marks.

   A bundle is 5 marks: count in fives 3 times and add 0, 15 buses.

4. 16. A table shows how many old toys four groups gave: Group A 40, Group B 51, Group C 57 and Group D 29. How many more toys did the group that gave the most give than the group that gave the fewest? (Answer: 28 toys)

   57 − 29 = 28

5. 17. A pictogram shows the drinks a snack shop sold one afternoon, each picture standing for 1 cup: lemon tea 7, orange juice 6, soya milk 5, chocolate milk 11. How many more cups of the best seller were sold than of the worst seller? (Answer: 6 cups)

   The most is 11 cups, the fewest 5; 11 − 5 = 6

6. 18. 9 children

   Of the 15 with a cat, 6 keep a dog as well. Those who keep only a cat don't include them.

   Of the 15 with a cat, 6 sit in the overlap; in the cat ring alone are 15 − 6 = 9.