Interpreting line graphs

Interpreting line graphs

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be looking at line graphs; why we use them, what key features they require and what we can interpret from the data shown within them.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Every line graph must include which of the following features?
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A title
Correct answer: A title, an X-axis and a Y-axis label
A wiggly line
An X-axis and a Y-axis label
Q2.
During the lesson we worked together to interpret different line graphs. Can you identify a suitable synonym for the word 'interpret'?
Create
Draw
Correct answer: Explain
Ignore
Q3.
Look at the line graph below. Which of the following statements is true?
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All of the above statements are false
Correct answer: The temperature decreased over time
The temperature stayed the same over time
Q4.
Look at the blank line graph below. What information would this line graph NOT be able to show us?
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All of the above
How far a person has walked during the day
Correct answer: How many hours a person slept for each night during one week
How tall a plant has grown in a week

Lesson appears in

UnitMaths / Line graphs and timetables