Data and charts · Ages 7–8
Doing a survey worksheet
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Doing a survey worksheet
Data and charts · Ages 7–8
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Write each answer in the space. For word problems, show your working and write a sentence answer.
Part A: Working out and filling in (2 marks each)
1.A tally chart shows 1 bundles of five and 0 more single marks. How many votes is that?
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2.A tally chart shows 4 bundles of five and 1 more single marks. How many votes is that?
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3.Ming asks some friends their favourite colour, one each: red 9, blue 12, green 3. How many people did Ming ask?
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4.Ka-yan asks some friends their favourite colour, one each: red 11, blue 6, green 3. How many people did Ka-yan ask?
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5.30 people choose their favourite breakfast, one each: 6 choose congee, 5 more choose bread than congee, and the rest choose noodles. choose bread and choose noodles.
Fill in each blank
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6.21 people choose their favourite breakfast, one each: 6 choose congee, 1 more choose bread than congee, and the rest choose noodles. choose bread and choose noodles.
Fill in each blank
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Part B: Choose, or true or false (2 marks each)
7.Chi-keung wants to know which fruit friends like best. Which question should Chi-keung ask?
- A. Is fruit expensive?
- B. Which fruit do you like best?
- C. How many pieces of fruit did you eat today?
- D. Do you like apples?
Choose the right answer
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8.Tsz-hin wants to know which fruit friends like best. Which question should Tsz-hin ask?
- A. Do you like apples?
- B. Which fruit do you like best?
- C. Is fruit expensive?
- D. How many pieces of fruit did you eat today?
Choose the right answer
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9.Tsz-hin wants to record the favourite sport of 16 friends, one each. Which way of recording is best?
- A. A row for each sport, with a mark in its row for each person who picks it
- B. Write down each friend's height
- C. Ask only the first friend and write down the answer
- D. Write down only the sport most people pick
Choose the right answer
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10.May asked 39 people, each picking one choice. The tally chart's three choices show 13, 14 and 12, and nothing was missed or counted twice.
True or false?
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11.Ka-yan wants to record the favourite sport of 25 friends, one each. Which way of recording is best?
- A. A row for each sport, with a mark in its row for each person who picks it
- B. Write down only the sport most people pick
- C. Ask only the first friend and write down the answer
- D. Write down each friend's height
Choose the right answer
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12.Ka-lok asked 33 people, each picking one choice. The tally chart's three choices show 9, 12 and 13, and nothing was missed or counted twice.
True or false?
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Part C: Word problems (4 marks each)
13.A cha chaan teng asks 27 customers their favourite drink, one each: milk tea 13, lemon tea 1 fewer than milk tea, and the rest coffee. How many chose coffee?
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14.Ka-lok surveys 34 friends on their favourite pet, one each: dogs 4, cats 9, and the rest rabbits. How many like rabbits best?
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15.Tsz-ching keeps a tally of buses passing a junction: 2 bundles of five and 3 more marks. How many buses went by?
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16.Ka-lok keeps a tally of buses passing a junction: 3 bundles of five and 4 more marks. How many buses went by?
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17.A cha chaan teng asks 39 customers their favourite drink, one each: milk tea 13, lemon tea 3 fewer than milk tea, and the rest coffee. How many chose coffee?
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18.Tsz-ching surveys 19 friends on their favourite pet, one each: dogs 9, cats 5, and the rest rabbits. How many like rabbits best?
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Doing a survey worksheet: Answers and working
Part A: Working out and filling in
1. 5
Each bundle of five is 5 marks. Count in fives 1 times, then add the 0 single marks.
Each bundle is 5 marks, 5 votes: count in fives 1 times and add 0, 5 votes.
2. 21
Each bundle of five is 5 marks. Count in fives 4 times, then add the 1 single marks.
Each bundle is 5 marks, 5 votes: count in fives 4 times and add 1, 21 votes.
3. 24
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: 9 + 12 + 3 = 24.
4. 20
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: 11 + 6 + 3 = 20.
5. 11, 13
Work out bread first: 5 more than the 6 for congee. Then take congee and bread away from the total.
Bread: 6 + 5 = 11; noodles: 30 − 6 − 11 = 13.
6. 7, 8
Work out bread first: 1 more than the 6 for congee. Then take congee and bread away from the total.
Bread: 6 + 1 = 7; noodles: 21 − 6 − 7 = 8.
Part B: Choose, or true or false
7. B. Which fruit do you like best?
To find the favourite fruit, the question must let everyone pick one fruit from a few. Think about each question.
A good survey question lets everyone pick one fruit from a few, so the answers can be compared.
8. B. Which fruit do you like best?
To find the favourite fruit, the question must let everyone pick one fruit from a few. Think about each question.
A good survey question lets everyone pick one fruit from a few, so the answers can be compared.
9. A. A row for each sport, with a mark in its row for each person who picks it
A good record keeps every vote, so you can count and check it at the end. Think about each way.
A row a choice and a mark a person; count each row at the end, and they should add up to 16.
10. True
Each person picks one, so the three totals should add up to the people asked. Add 13, 14 and 12 first.
Check: 13 + 14 + 12 = 39; it must equal the 39 people asked for nothing to be missed or extra.
11. A. A row for each sport, with a mark in its row for each person who picks it
A good record keeps every vote, so you can count and check it at the end. Think about each way.
A row a choice and a mark a person; count each row at the end, and they should add up to 25.
12. False
Each person picks one, so the three totals should add up to the people asked. Add 9, 12 and 13 first.
Check: 9 + 12 + 13 = 34; it must equal the 33 people asked for nothing to be missed or extra.
Part C: Word problems
Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.
13. 2 people
Work out lemon tea first: 1 fewer than the 13 for milk tea. Then take both teas away from the total.
Lemon tea: 13 − 1 = 12; coffee: 27 − 13 − 12 = 2.
14. 21 people
Each picks one, so the three pets add up to 34. Add the dogs and cats first.
Each picks one, so the three add up to 34: 34 − 4 − 9 = 21.
15. 13 buses
Each bundle of five is 5 marks. Count in fives 2 times, then add the 3 single marks.
A bundle is 5 marks: count in fives 2 times and add 3, 13 buses.
16. 19 buses
Each bundle of five is 5 marks. Count in fives 3 times, then add the 4 single marks.
A bundle is 5 marks: count in fives 3 times and add 4, 19 buses.
17. 16 people
Work out lemon tea first: 3 fewer than the 13 for milk tea. Then take both teas away from the total.
Lemon tea: 13 − 3 = 10; coffee: 39 − 13 − 10 = 16.
18. 5 people
Each picks one, so the three pets add up to 19. Add the dogs and cats first.
Each picks one, so the three add up to 19: 19 − 9 − 5 = 5.
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