Mathematics Primary Six Quiz – Graphs

Revision questions on graphs and interpretation of information

Exercise one

1. What is the mode of 4, 5, 2, 3, 9, 4 and 4
2. Find the median of 13, 11, 12, 8, 0 and 9.
3. Find the mean of 8, 6, 10 and 5.
4. The table below shows the results of a mathematics examination done by some pupils. study it and answer the questions that follow:

• How many pupils did the test
• Find the modal mark
• Find the modal frequency
• What is the average mark

5. The average of 3 numbers is 20. find the sum of the numbers.
6. The mean age of 6 boys is 10 years and that of 4 boys is 15 years. Find the mean age of the ten boys.
7. The mean of 3y, 2y, 5 and 2 is 5. find the value of y.
8. The mean of p, (p +1), (p + 2), (p + 3), 5 and 7 is 5. Find the value of p.

Exercise Two

1. The graph below shows Roberts score in various subjects

• How many marks did he score in Maths?
• In which subject did he perform best?
• Calculate Roberts average mark

2. Below is a table showing the number of eggs produced from Kasozi’s farm in a week.

Represent the above information on the graph

Exercise Three   –               PIE CHARTS

1. The pie chart below shows how Agudo spends her 24 hours in a day. Use it to answer questions which follow

• How many hours does Agudo spend sleeping?
• How many more hours does she spend at school than doing house work?
• If she reads 2 books in one hour, how many books does she read in a day?

2. The pie chart below shows how Nakubuya spends his monthly salary of 126,000

• Find the value of X.
• How much does he spend on rent?
• What percentage of his income is used for food?

3. The pie chart below shows Awori’s monthly expenditure use it to answer questions that follow

• Find the value of X.
• If h spends 90,000/= on rent, find this total expenditure?
• How much more does he spend on food than transport?

4. The pie chart below shows the number of candidates who passed  PLE  in four districts. Use it to answer questions.

• If 600 candidates passed in Moroto. How many candidates sat for the examination?
• How many more candidates sat in Bushenyi than Arua

5. A man shared his salary as follows:

Musobya 36,000/=, Akugizibwe y /=, Opari 40,000/=,  Laker 10,000/=. If  the man had 108,000/= draw an accurate pie chart to show the above information.

6. At kigulu Primary School, 45% of the books in the library are for English, 15% Science, 20% Mathematics, 10% SST and X% are other subjects.

In a circle of radius 3 cm, draw an accurate pie chart to show the above information

EXERCISE FOUR             –             LINE GRAPH 

1. Study the line graph below and answer questions that follow

• What is the cost of maize per kg?
• What is the cost of meat per kg?
• What is the cost of beans per kg.
• How much will I pay if I buy 2 kg of meat, 3 kg of beans and 4 kg of maize.

2. The graph below shows the exchange rate of Uganda shilling against one US dollar, use it to answer questions that follow.

US Dollars (US $)

• How many Uganda shillings are equivalent to US $ 4.5 ?
• Convert 2500 Uganda shillings to dollars.
• Kasim bought a shirt at 3.5 dollar. Find the price in Uganda
• How many Uganda shillings are equivalent to 1 US $?

EXERCISE FIVE              –               COORDINATE GRAPH

Below is a coordinate graph

Plot the following points on the graph

A (5, 2)                   b (-2, 2)                  C (-4, -1)                D (3, -1)

(b)           Join A to B, B to C, C to D, D to A

(c)           What name is given to the polygon formed?

(d)           Calculate the area of polygon formed in square units.

EXERCISE SIX (TRAVEL GRAPHS) 

The  graph shows Emojongs journey from Pakwach to Kumi. Use it to answer questions that follow.

• At what time did Emojong arrive at town X?
• For how long did he rest at town Y?
• What distance had he covered by 6.20am?
• Calculate his average speed for the whole journey.

2. A gate way bus leaves Soroti at 8ooam and travels at 60km/hr for 2 hours. The driver rests for half an hour. He then continues for another 1 ½ hours at 40 km/hr until he reached his final destination.

• Draw a travel graph for the above information
• What was his average speed for the whole journey?

EXERCISE SEVEN – (TRAVEL GRAPHS )

1. Study the graph below and answer the questions which follow

• How far is town Q from town P?
• How long did the motorist take to travel from town P to Q?
• What was the average speed of the motorist 35km from P to Q?
• At what time was the motorist 35km from P?
• Calculate his average speed for the whole journey.

2. Lecho and Mecho are two villages 70km apart. A motorist leaves Lecho at 7.00a.m and travels for 2 hours at 20km/hr, waits for half an hour and continues at the same speed. A cyclist leaves Mecho at 8 am travelling at a speed of 35 km/hr
   • A what time did they
   • How far had the motorist gone by 11 am.

Show both the motorists and cyclist’s journey on the graph below