Q.1
In a pie chart, what is the name given to the shapes that the circle is split up into for the purpose of representing the data?
  • Slice
  • Segment
  • Bit
  • Portion
Q.2
60 children were asked whether they cycled to school. 20 children said no. What fraction of a pie chart would be taken up by those that didn't cycle to school?
  • 2⁄3
  • 1⁄4
  • 1⁄20
  • 1⁄3
Q.3
Using a bar chart, Peter carefully recorded the number of different sightings of expensive cars in his town between 4 pm and 7 pm; however, there was no bar above the label for Ferrari cars. Why?
  • There are no Ferrari cars in his town
  • He had made a mistake in recording the cars
  • He hadn't observed any Ferrari cars during that time period
  • He didn't really understand what he was doing
Q.4
Last month, The 'TOYS' toy shop sold 210 teddy bears. Using a pictogram, if 1 teddy bear head represents 20 teddy bears, how many teddy bear heads would you use to show this information?
  • 10
  • 20
  • 10.5
  • 21
Q.5
What is meant by the word 'data'?
  • Calculations
  • Interesting graphs and pictures
  • Entertaining facts and figures
  • Information
Q.6
Which of the following is not an important piece of information when looking at a bar chart: the vertical scale used for the bars, the title of the bar chart, the width of the bars, the height of the bars?
  • The title of the bar chart
  • The vertical scale used for the bars
  • The height of the bars
  • The width of the bars
Q.7
Which one of the following is not a graphical means of showing data: bar charts, texts, graphs, pictograms?
  • Pictograms
  • Texts
  • Bar charts
  • Graphs
Q.8
In a class of 28 pupils, 7 pupils said that they could not swim and the rest said that they could. How would this information be shown on a pie chart?
  • 3⁄4 would be used by the swimmers; 1⁄4 would be used by the non swimmers
  • 28⁄4 would be used by the swimmers; 7⁄4 would be used by the non swimmers
  • 1⁄4 would be used by the swimmers; 3⁄4 would be used by the non swimmers
  • 7⁄4 would be used by the swimmers; 28⁄4 would be used by the non swimmers
Q.9
What is meant by the phrase 'interpreting data'?
  • Trying to understand what the data means
  • Putting the data in order
  • Checking that the data is accurate
  • Displaying the information in the nicest way
Q.10
Which of the following numbers is used to represent groups of tally marks?
  • 10
  • 5
  • 15
  • 20
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