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Lesson 1: Interpreting and Comparing Pictographs


 1. 
Use the pictograph to answer the following questions.


Books Borrowed From the Library
Class
Number of Books Borrowed

Grade 1
mc001-1.jpg     mc001-2.jpg

Grade 2
mc001-3.jpgmc001-4.jpgmc001-5.jpgmc001-6.jpg

Grade 3
mc001-7.jpg

Grade 4
mc001-8.jpg   mc001-9.jpg

Grade 5
mc001-10.jpgmc001-11.jpgmc001-12.jpg

Grade 6
mc001-13.jpgmc001-14.jpgmc001-15.jpg

Key                mc001-16.jpg            =   2 books

How many books were borrowed by the grade 1 class?
a.
2
b.
4
c.
6
d.
8
 

 2. 
How many books were borrowed by the grade 2 class?
a.
2
b.
4
c.
6
d.
8
 

 3. 
How many books were borrowed by the grade 3 class?
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
 

 4. 
How many books were borrowed by the grades 4, 5, and 6 classes in total?
a.
8
b.
10
c.
16
d.
20
 

 5. 
If we changed the key so that one rectangle meant that 5 books were borrowed, how many books were borrowed by the grade 4 class?
a.
10
b.
15
c.
20
d.
25
 

 6. 
How could you show five books if each rectangle represents 2 books?
a.
5 rectangles
c.
2 rectangles and one half a rectangle
b.
4 rectangles
d.
you cannot do it
 

 7. 
If the key changed and each rectangle represented 6 books, how many books were borrowed altogether?
a.
75
b.
35
c.
15
d.
90
 

 8. 
If each rectangle represented one book, would the pictograph look different?
a.
yes, the graph would be smaller
c.
no, the graph would not change
b.
yes, the graph would be bigger
 

 9. 
How many more books were borrowed in grade 2 than in grade 5 if each rectangle represented 4 books?
a.
1 more
b.
2 more
c.
3 more
d.
4 more
 

 10. 
If each rectangle represents 10 books, which grade borrowed the most books?
a.
Grade 2
c.
Grade 4
b.
Grade 3
d.
Grade 5
 



 
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