Data & Tally Charts — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. count
2. total
3. sum
4. dash
5. check
6. tally
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. One full crossed tally group plus two extra marks equals 7.
A crossed group is five, and two extra strokes add two, so the total is seven.
2. Two full crossed tally groups together make 10.
Each crossed group equals five, so two groups add up to five plus five, or ten.
3. Three extra tally strokes after one full group of five equal 8.
Start at five from the crossed bundle and count up three more strokes to reach eight.
4. Two crossed groups and one extra line stand for the number 11.
Two crossed bundles make ten, and the single extra stroke adds one, giving eleven.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Four straight lines crossed by one slanted line and two extra lines equal seven.
True False
The crossed group counts as five and the two loose strokes add two for a total of seven.
2. Three crossed tally groups equal the number twelve.
True False
Three crossed groups make five plus five plus five, which equals fifteen, not twelve.
3. To read tallies we skip-count by fives then add the extras.
True False
Counting crossed bundles by fives first and then adding leftover strokes finds totals quickly.