Q.1
If you wanted to find out the number of vehicles which drive past your school every day, which of the following methods would be the best?
  • Conduct a survey asking how many cars people own
  • Watch for an hour and mark on a tally when a vehicle goes past
  • Count all the vehicles in the school car park
  • Draw a graph showing the different types of vehicle you have seen
Q.2
In a poll of 1,000 people, 750 said that they preferred dogs to cats. How would this information be shown on a pie chart?
  • 1⁄4 would be used by the dog lovers; 3⁄4 would be used by the cat lovers
  • 2⁄3 would be used by the dog lovers; 1⁄3 would be used by the cat lovers
  • 3⁄4 would be used by the dog lovers; 1⁄4 would be used by the cat lovers
  • 1⁄3 would be used by the dog lovers; 2⁄3 would be used by the cat lovers
Q.3
What is meant by the phrase ‘data handling’?
  • Conducting a survey or poll
  • Collecting data
  • Organising data to make sense of it
  • Making graphs or charts
Q.4
What is the purpose of a bar chart?
  • To make comparing different values easier
  • To make information more interesting
  • To show information in an entertaining way
  • To show information in a visually striking way
Q.5
Which of the following would be the best title for a chart showing different people's favourite films?
  • Films
  • Most popular films
  • Best films
  • Best movies
Q.6
In a pictogram showing the number of pets children in a class have, 1 rabbit = 10 rabbits. If there are 2 ⁄ rabbits on the pictogram, how many rabbits are owned by the class?
  • 1 1⁄2
  • 15
  • 25
  • 2 1⁄2
Q.7
Which of the following is not a part of data handling?
  • Collecting information
  • Organising information
  • Representing information
  • Inside information
Q.8
120 people were asked which football team they support. 20 said they supported no team. What fraction of a pie chart would be taken up by those that didn't support a team?
  • 1⁄3
  • 1⁄4
  • 1⁄5
  • 1⁄6
Q.9
In a bar chart, do the bars go up vertically, or across horizontally?
  • Either
  • Across horizontally
  • Up vertically
  • Neither
Q.10
Which one of the following would be the best way to record or gather information?
  • A pie chart
  • A tally
  • A bar chart
  • A pictogram
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