Class 5 Mathematics Chapter 15: Data Through Pictures — practice questions with answers
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Q1. Samaira and Kabir collected TV-watching data from how many friends?
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Answer: 35 (± 0)
Why: The chapter says they collected data from 35 friends and recorded it in a notebook. [p.179]
Why: The chapter says they collected data from 35 friends and recorded it in a notebook. [p.179]
Q2. Why did Dipesh use one picture for every 5 items in the pictograph?
- It is hard to draw a picture for every single item
- Pictures are not allowed
- Because there were only 5 items
- To make the numbers smaller than they are
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Answer: A. It is hard to draw a picture for every single item
Why: Joseph Uncle had too many items to draw one by one, so a scale lets us show many things with fewer icons. [p.180–181]
Why: Joseph Uncle had too many items to draw one by one, so a scale lets us show many things with fewer icons. [p.180–181]
Q3. In a pictograph, the rule such as ‘1 icon = 5 toys’ is called the ______.
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Answer: scale
Why: Dipesh used a scale while recording; a scale helps record a large number of things using fewer icons. [p.181]
Why: Dipesh used a scale while recording; a scale helps record a large number of things using fewer icons. [p.181]
Q4. A pictograph uses 1 icon = 5 toys. There are 7 toy icons. How many toys are there?
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Answer: 35 (± 0)
Why: Each icon stands for 5 toys: 7 × 5 = 35 toys. [p.181]
Why: Each icon stands for 5 toys: 7 × 5 = 35 toys. [p.181]
Q5. Sheela showed hours spent on each activity using vertical bars. This way of recording data is called a ______ graph.
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Answer: bar
Why: The book says Sheela’s way of recording the data is called a bar graph. [p.183]
Why: The book says Sheela’s way of recording the data is called a bar graph. [p.183]
Q6. Raman studies 2 hours and Sheela studies 3 hours a day. How many more hours does Sheela study?
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Answer: 1 (± 0)
Why: 3 − 2 = 1 hour more. [p.183]
Why: 3 − 2 = 1 hour more. [p.183]
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Frequently asked questions
How many practice questions are there for Class 5 Mathematics Chapter 15: Data Through Pictures?
30 questions (13 easy, 11 medium, 6 hard). A few are solved on this page; the free test shows the answer and explanation for every question after you submit.
Is this chapter from the NCERT book?
Yes — it follows the NCERT Class 5 Mathematics syllabus, used by CBSE and many state boards.