Pictograms and bar charts worksheet

Part A: Working out and filling in

1. 1. Cat and Fish: 5 pets in all

   Each picture stands for 1: Cat has 3 pictures, Fish has 2 pictures, 3 + 2 = 5

2. 2. Walk and Bus: 3 people in all

   Walk: the bar reaches 1; Bus: the bar reaches 2; 1 + 2 = 3

3. 3. Fish: 6 pets

   Fish: The bar reaches 6

4. 4. Swim: 1 people

   Swim: The bar reaches 1

5. 5. Orange has 6 more than Banana

   Orange: the bar reaches 8; Banana: the bar reaches 2; 8 − 2 = 6

6. 6. Swim and Run: 5 people in all

   Each picture stands for 1: Swim has 3 pictures, Run has 2 pictures, 3 + 2 = 5

7. 7. Cycle: 7 people

   Cycle: The bar reaches 7

8. 8. Rabbit: 3 pets

   Rabbit: The bar reaches 3

9. 9. Car has 3 more than Bus

   Each picture stands for 1: Car has 7 pictures, Bus has 4 pictures, 7 − 4 = 3

10. 10. Melon: 4 people

    Melon: The bar reaches 4

11. 11. Soccer: 4 people

    Soccer: The bar reaches 4

12. 12. Dog and Rabbit: 8 pets in all

    Dog: the bar reaches 2; Rabbit: the bar reaches 6; 2 + 6 = 8

Part B: Word problems

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

1. 13. A block chart shows the oranges in two baskets, each square standing for 1 orange: basket A has 14 squares and basket B has 4. How many oranges must be moved from A to B so that the two baskets have the same number? (Answer: 5 oranges)

   14 − 4 = 10; Each orange moved makes A 1 fewer and B 1 more, so the gap shrinks by 2. Move half the gap: half of 10 is 5.

2. 14. May keeps a pictogram of the stickers she gets each day, each picture standing for 1 sticker. Monday has 11 pictures, Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 3. How many stickers does May get in the three days altogether? (Answer: 23 stickers)

   11 + 9 + 3 = 23

3. 15. In a pictogram, each picture stands for 1 fish. Tsz-hin caught 5 fish, and Ka-lok caught 2 more than Tsz-hin. How many pictures must be drawn for the two of them altogether? (Answer: 12 pictures)

   Ka-lok caught 5 + 2 = 7; 5 + 7 = 12

4. 16. A block chart shows a group's vote on where to go for an outing, each square standing for 1 vote: the beach 9, the country park 8. Then 2 people change their vote from the beach to the country park. After the change, how many more votes does the country park have than the beach? (Answer: 3 votes)

   The beach loses 2: 9 − 2 = 7; the country park gains 2: 8 + 2 = 10; 10 − 7 = 3

5. 17. 29 children each choose one favourite animal, and the results are drawn as a pictogram, each picture standing for 1 child. The cat row has 12 pictures and the dog row 10, but the rabbit row got wet and can't be read. How many children chose rabbits? (Answer: 7 children)

   29 − 12 − 10 = 7

6. 18. A block chart shows a group's vote on where to go for an outing, each square standing for 1 vote: the beach 8, the country park 6. Then 2 people change their vote from the beach to the country park. After the change, how many more votes does the country park have than the beach? (Answer: 2 votes)

   The beach loses 2: 8 − 2 = 6; the country park gains 2: 6 + 2 = 8; 8 − 6 = 2