This Grade 5 sheet introduces stem-and-leaf plots, tally charts, frequency tables, and pictographs with keys. Students count tallies in groups of five, total frequencies across categories, and use pictograph keys to multiply symbol values into accurate totals. They also identify stems and leaves, build a strong foundation for reading visual data, and prepare for upcoming work with histograms and box plots that students explore in later worksheets.
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Data Interpretation
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
In a pictograph, each picture always means one item.
Rewrite: In a pictograph, each picture means the number shown in the key.
2. Fix the sentence:
On a stem-and-leaf plot, the stem is each single digit on the right.
Rewrite: On a stem-and-leaf plot, the stem is the left digits and leaves are on the right.
3. Fix the sentence:
A tally mark group of four slashes with a cross means six items.
Rewrite: A tally group of four slashes with a cross means five items.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. If a pictograph key shows one star equals 4 books, then 6 stars equals 24 books.
2. On a stem-and-leaf plot, the entry stem 3 with leaf 7 represents the number 37.
3. A tally chart shows lll l (three plus one) for apples, meaning 4 apples were counted.
4. A frequency table lists 5, 7, 8, and 4 students; the total surveyed is 24 students.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Explain how a tally chart can help you build a bar graph.
Each tally group becomes the height of one bar, so categories with more tallies get taller bars on the graph.
2. Why do pictographs need a key?
A key tells the value of each symbol so readers know if a picture stands for 1, 5, or more items when totaling.
Data Interpretation
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
In a pictograph, each picture always means one item.
Rewrite: In a pictograph, each picture means the number shown in the key.
2) Fix the sentence:
On a stem-and-leaf plot, the stem is each single digit on the right.
Rewrite: On a stem-and-leaf plot, the stem is the left digits and leaves are on the right.
3) Fix the sentence:
A tally mark group of four slashes with a cross means six items.
Rewrite: A tally group of four slashes with a cross means five items.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) If a pictograph key shows one star equals 4 books, then 6 stars equals 24 books.
2) On a stem-and-leaf plot, the entry stem 3 with leaf 7 represents the number 37.
3) A tally chart shows lll l (three plus one) for apples, meaning 4 apples were counted.
4) A frequency table lists 5, 7, 8, and 4 students; the total surveyed is 24 students.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Explain how a tally chart can help you build a bar graph.
Each tally group becomes the height of one bar, so categories with more tallies get taller bars on the graph.
2) Why do pictographs need a key?
A key tells the value of each symbol so readers know if a picture stands for 1, 5, or more items when totaling.
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