GRADE 6 MATHEMATICS
END OF UNIT TEST (1)
Topic: Data Handling
Time: 1 hour
Part A
(14)
YOUR
SCORE
PART B (20)
TOTAL (35)
Name: ___________________________
PART A
1) The graph below shows how a sum of money was divided among 3 boys.
Study the graph and answer the questions that follow.
a) Q, R, S and T represent information from the graph. Write the information
represented by the letters on the lines provided below.
Name of boy
T
Q
Adam
R
Q
200
Bernard
S
________________________________________________________
1
R
_______________________________________________________
S
________________________________________________________
T
________________________________________________________
(4 marks)
The graph below shows the amount of sweets produced in kg at the R.T.
Factory for a year.
Production of Sweets at R.T. Factory
Amount of sweets in kg
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Months of the year
2) Use the graph above to answer the questions which follow.
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a) In which month was the highest production recorded? __________________
b) In which three months was the production of sweets similar?
_____________________________________________________________
c) What is the difference between the highest and lowest productions on the
graph?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
d) In which month was the production three times that of January?
_____________________________________________________________
e) Between which two consecutive months was there the largest difference in
the production of sweets? ________________________________________
f) If the trend in production for the period July to October was to continue,
what would the production be for:
i)
November ________________________
ii)
December
________________________
g) What would be the total production of sweets for the year?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
(10 marks)
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PART B: Multiple Choice
1) Which of the following is NOT a way to gather statistical data?
a) survey
b) questionnaire
c) pie chart
Questions 2 and 3 are based on the graph below.
The pictograph shows the number of books sold on the Logos Hope last year from
Monday to Friday.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Key
represents 100 books
2) On which day was 150 books sold?
a) Monday
b) Tuesday
c) Thursday
3) How many more books were sold on Wednesday than on Tuesday?
a) 3
b) 75
c) 325
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Question 4 refers to the tally chart below which shows the number of students
who own tablets in each class.
Class
Tally
Grade 6
Grade 5
Grade 4
Grade 3
4) How many more students own a tablet in Grade 6 than in Grade 3?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
Question 5 and 6 refers to the table below which shows the height and mass of
three children who visited a clinic.
Name
Height (m)
Mass (kg)
Azalia
1.50
47
Neia
1.68
63
Emilia
1.45
38
5) What is the difference in height between the tallest and shortest child?
a) 1.23
b) 0.23
c) 0.18
6) Which of the following statements can be made by studying the data in the
table?
a) A child’s height is more than its mass.
b) The youngest child has the smallest mass.
c) A child’s mass increases as its height increases.
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7) Neia’s Nail Spa asked for reviews from some customers. The scores they
gave are 3, 5, 9, 7, 9 and 5. What is the range of the scores given?
a) 7
b) 6
c) 5
Questions 8 and 9 refer to the table below that shows some Music test scores.
Emilia
9
14
9
14
14
8) Emilia notices that the score she most often gets is 14. This number
represents the ____________.
a) average (mean)
b) range
c) mode
9) Which of these statements is true about Emilia’s scores?
a) The mode and the median are the same.
b) The mean is the same as the mode.
c) The range is greater than the mode.
10)
Caylan collected the following number of cashew nuts in 5 weeks:
30, 70, 40, 0 and 60. How many nuts did she collect on average (mean) each
week?
a) 40
b) 50
c) 200
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11)
In a high jump competition, Amahni cleared the following heights in
feet: 9, 8, 9, 8, 7, 9, and 10. What was the median height for Amahni?
a) 8
b) 8.5
c) 9
Questions 12 to 14 refer to the pie chart below.
12)
What is her total monthly expense?
a) $280
13)
b) $500
c) $ 1000
Which two expenses account for 50% of her budget?
a) education and loans
b) food and education
c) loans and utilities
14)
a) ¼
What fraction of her budget was spent on food?
b) 2/3
c) 2/5
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The line graph below shows the amount of rainfall recorded in centimeters for
a year at Hewanorra International Airport. Study the graph carefully and
answer questions 17 to 20.
15)
In which month was lowest amount of rainfall recorded?
a) January
16)
c) December
Which of these months correctly depict the rainy season?
a) Mar. – May
17)
b) June
b) Jun. – July
c) July - Nov.
What is the average monthly rainfall for the months of February to
May?
a) 1.5cm
18)
b) 2 cm
c) 8 cm
Between which two consecutive months was there the greatest
increase in rainfall?
a) Mar. – April
b) Sep. – Oct.
c) Jun.– July
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Questions 19 and 20 refer to the following line graph that shows a car’s
journey over time.
19)
How far does the car travel in the first 6 minutes of the journey?
a) 6 km
20)
b) 9 km
c) 10 km
What does the car do between minutes 6 and 8?
a) It does not move.
b) It travels 2km further.
c) It goes slower.
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