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Class 5 Maths — Bar graphs with scales

Read values off a bar graph whose scale counts in steps of more than one, and choose a sensible scale of your own.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.A bar graph's scale counts in tens. A bar reaches exactly halfway between 30 and 40. What number does it show?

  2. 2.A graph has ten lines above zero and the largest number to show is 45. Which scale fits best?

    • a) 5 for each line
    • b) 1 for each line
    • c) 20 for each line
    • d) 2 for each line

  3. 3.A bar graph's scale counts in fours. Put these bars in order, shortest first.

    • 7 lines up
    • 5 lines up
    • 3 lines up
    • 2 lines up

  4. 4.A bar graph has four bars, showing 60, 45, 30 and 25. What do the four bars add up to?

  5. 5.This bar graph shows how many books four classes read. Tap the bar for the class that read the most.

    Write the number of the part.

    1234

  6. 6.A bar graph's scale counts in fives. Match each bar to the number it shows.

    • 2 lines up
    • 3 lines up
    • 5 lines up
    • 8 lines up
    • 12 lines up
    • 60
    • 10
    • 15
    • 25
    • 40

  7. 7.A bar graph's scale counts in fives. Sort each value by whether its bar lands exactly on a marked line.

    Groups: Lands on a line · Lands between two lines

    • 8
    • 22
    • 40
    • 35
    • 15
    • 13

  8. 8.A bar graph's scale counts in twos. A bar is level with the seventh line above zero. What number does it show?

Answer key — Class 5 Maths — Bar graphs with scales

  1. 1. 35
  2. 2. a) 5 for each line
  3. 3. 1. 2 lines up 2. 3 lines up 3. 5 lines up 4. 7 lines up
  4. 4. 160
  5. 5. 4 — Class D
  6. 6. 2 lines up → 10; 3 lines up → 15; 5 lines up → 25; 8 lines up → 40; 12 lines up → 60
  7. 7. 15 → Lands on a line; 22 → Lands between two lines; 35 → Lands on a line; 8 → Lands between two lines; 40 → Lands on a line; 13 → Lands between two lines
  8. 8. 14