Introduction To Reading Tables & Graphs

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Please watch this video for some tips on reading graphs.
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Which houses need rubbish bins?
- A.
  
  HOUSE 1
- B.
  
  HOUSE 2
- C.
  
  HOUSE 3
- D.
  
  HOUSE 4
Correct Answer(s)
B. HOUSE 2
D. HOUSE 4

Explanation
To find this answer, we need to look at the ROW "Rubbish bins". In this row, we can see that House 2 has no bin, and House 4 has a broken bin.

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5.

Which houses have blocked drains?
- A.
  
  HOUSE 1
- B.
  
  HOUSE 2
- C.
  
  HOUSE 3
- D.
  
  HOUSE 4
Correct Answer(s)
C. HOUSE 3
D. HOUSE 4

Explanation
To find this answer, we need to look at the ROW "Blocked drains". In this row, we can see that House 3 has a blocked bathroom drain, and House 4 has a blocked sink in the kitchen.

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6.

How many ROWS of data are in the above table?
- A.
  
  FIVE
- B.
  
  SIX
- C.
  
  SEVEN
- D.
  
  EIGHT
Correct Answer
C. SEVEN

Explanation
There are SEVEN rows of data. Did you mistakenly count the HEADINGS as well?

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7.

Looking at the COLUMNS of data, how many Houses are we looking at?
- A.
  
  THREE
- B.
  
  FOUR
- C.
  
  FIVE
Correct Answer
B. FOUR

Explanation
We are looking at data for FOUR houses only: House 1, House 2, House 3 and House 4. Did you accidentally include the Information column as well?

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8.

Which house has the most people living in it?
- A.
  
  HOUSE 1
- B.
  
  HOUSE 2
- C.
  
  HOUSE 3
- D.
  
  HOUSE 4
Correct Answer
C. HOUSE 3

Explanation
To find this answer, we need to look at the ROW "Number of occupants (people in house)". We can see that HOUSE 3 has 10 people in it, which is the most of the four houses.

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9.

Look at the table and choose the best answer to answer these questions.What is the income for council administration?
- A.
  
  $53,280
- B.
  
  $206,919
- C.
  
  $141,021
- D.
  
  $260,199
Correct Answer
B. $206,919

Explanation
To find this answer, we need to look at the ROW "Council administration", and look at the COLUMN "Income".

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10.

What is the surplus/(deficit) for Civil works?
- A.
  
  $14,671
- B.
  
  $20,977
- C.
  
  $35,648
- D.
  
  $98,387
Correct Answer
A. $14,671

Explanation
To find this answer, we need to look at the ROW "Civil words", and look at the COLUMN "Surplus/(Deficit)".

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What is the total expenditure for public order and safety?
- A.
  
  $32,219
- B.
  
  $161,812
- C.
  
  $27,808
- D.
  
  $39,759
Correct Answer
D. $39,759

Explanation
To find this answer, we need to look at the ROW "Total" for "Public order and safety", and look at the COLUMN "Expenditure".

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12.

In 2011, which city was the most populated?
- A.
  
  China
- B.
  
  India
- C.
  
  USA
- D.
  
  Indonesia
- E.
  
  Brazil
Correct Answer
A. China

Explanation
You can see from the bar chart that the tallest blue block is China. When you look up the scale, you can see that China's population in 2011 was over 1,300 million (=1.3 billion).

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Looking at the bar chart, what was the population in the USA in 2011?
- A.
  
  1.2 billion
- B.
  
  200 million
- C.
  
  300 million
- D.
  
  230 million
Correct Answer
C. 300 million

Explanation
To find this answer, we need to look at the column which reads "USA". We then go across to the scale to see the number in millions. When we do this, the number we can see is approximately 300 (million).

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14.

Looking at the graph:On which day of the week did the baby have the highest temperature?
- A.
  
  Sunday
- B.
  
  Monday
- C.
  
  Tuesday
- D.
  
  Wednesday
Correct Answer
B. Monday

Explanation
On the graph, the highest point we can see is on Monday. There are no other points on the graph higher than this.

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Looking at the graph:What was the baby's temperature on Friday?
- A.
  
  36.5 degrees
- B.
  
  37.0 degrees
- C.
  
  37.5 degrees
- D.
  
  38.0 degrees
Correct Answer
B. 37.0 degrees

Explanation
On the graph, when we look at Friday and follow the scale, we can see the point crosses at 37.0 degrees.

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16.

True or False? In the pie chart, Romance is the most popular movie genre.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
When we look at the pie chart, we can see that Comedy is the most popular movie genre with a 27% slice of the pie. Romance is 14%.

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What are the top 3 movie genres as shown in this pie chart?
- A.
  
  Drama
- B.
  
  Horror
- C.
  
  Romance
- D.
  
  Comedy
- E.
  
  Action
- F.
  
  Foreign
- G.
  
  Science Fiction
Correct Answer(s)
C. Romance
D. Comedy
E. Action

Explanation
We can see that Comedy (27%), Action (18%) and Romance (14%), have the 3 biggest slices in the pie chart.

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