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Grade 1 · Foundation · free GCSE maths worksheet

Reading tally charts and pictograms

Counting tallies and using a key.

14 original questions, 49 marks. Print the worksheet, mark it with the answers sheet, and use the solutions to see every step written out by hand.

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The questions

1

The pictogram shows the number of emails Priya received on three days.

Key: ● represents 4 emails

Write down the number of emails Priya received on Tuesday.

MondayTuesdayWednesdayKey:= 4 emails
1 mark
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10
2

Show the number 8 as a tally.

1 mark
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a group of five (four lines with a fifth across them) and three single lines
3

The pictogram shows the number of cars washed at a garage on Friday and Saturday.

Key: ● represents 6 cars

Work out how many more cars were washed on Saturday than on Friday.

FridaySaturdayKey:= 6 cars
2 marks
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9
4

Some children chose their favourite pet. The tally chart shows the results.

PetTally
Cat|||| |||| |||
Dog|||| ||
Fish||||
Rabbit|||| ||||
  1. Write down the number of children who chose cat.
  2. Work out the total number of children.
3 marks
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a) 13 b) 34
5

Here are the colours of 15 cars that drove past a school.

red, blue, red, white, blue, red, white, white, red, blue, red, black, white, red, blue

Copy and complete the table.

ColourTallyFrequency
Red
Blue
White
Black

Write down the most common colour.

3 marks
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a) Red 6, Blue 4, White 4, Black 1 b) red
6

A pictogram shows the number of tickets sold at a cinema each day.

Key: ● represents 8 tickets

On Thursday 20 tickets were sold.

Work out how many circles should be drawn in the pictogram for Thursday.

2 marks
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2 and a half circles
7

The pictogram shows the number of plants a garden centre sold on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Key: ● represents 4 plants

The garden centre sold 46 plants in total from Monday to Thursday.

Work out how many circles should be drawn for Thursday.

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayKey:= 4 plants
3 marks
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3 circles
8

The pictogram shows the number of loaves a bakery sold on three days.

Key: ● represents 10 loaves

  1. Write down the number of loaves sold on Monday.
  2. The bakery sold 35 loaves on Thursday. How many circles should be drawn for Thursday?
  3. Work out the total number of loaves sold from Monday to Thursday.
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayKey:= 10 loaves
4 marks
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a) 25 b) 3 and a half circles c) 135
9

The pictogram shows the number of muffins three friends sold at a school fair. The key is missing.

Key: ● represents ..... muffins

Ben sold 18 muffins.

  1. Complete the key.
  2. Write down the number of muffins Cara sold.
  3. Amy sold 27 muffins. How many circles should be drawn for Amy?
BenCaraAmyKey:= ..... muffins
4 marks
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a) 6 b) 15 c) 4 and a half circles
10

The pictogram shows the number of cakes a stall sold on Saturday and Sunday.

Key: ● represents 4 cakes

Each cake was sold for £2.40.

Work out the total amount of money the stall took from selling cakes on Saturday and Sunday.

SaturdaySundayKey:= 4 cakes
4 marks
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£67.20
11

The pictogram shows the number of books borrowed from a school library on three days.

Key: ● represents 8 books, ◑ represents 4 books, ◔ represents 2 books

  1. Write down the number of books borrowed on Monday.
  2. Work out how many more books were borrowed on Wednesday than on Tuesday.
  3. On Thursday 22 books were borrowed. Describe the circles that should be drawn for Thursday.
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayKey:= 8 books
5 marks
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a) 18 b) 12 c) 2 full circles, 1 half circle and 1 quarter circle
12

The pictogram shows the number of smoothies a cafe sold on three days.

Key: ● represents 12 smoothies

  1. Write down the number of smoothies sold on Wednesday.
  2. On Thursday 18 smoothies were sold. How many circles should be drawn for Thursday?
  3. Leah says, "The cafe sold more than 100 smoothies in total over the four days." Is Leah correct? You must show your working.
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayKey:= 12 smoothies
5 marks
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a) 42 b) 1 and a half circles c) Yes, total = 114 > 100
13

The pictogram shows the number of T-shirts sold by four shops in one week.

Key: ● represents 20 T-shirts

  1. Write down the number of T-shirts Shop B sold.
  2. Shop D sold 70 T-shirts. How many circles should be drawn for Shop D?
  3. The four shops had a combined target of 250 T-shirts for the week. Did they meet the target? You must show your working.
Shop AShop BShop CShop DKey:= 20 T-shirts
6 marks
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a) 50 b) 3 and a half circles c) Yes, total = 270 >= 250
14

20 students were each asked to choose their favourite sport. Here are the results.

F  T  S  F  B  F  T  S  F  B  F  T  F  S  B  F  T  S  F  B

F = Football, T = Tennis, S = Swimming, B = Basketball

  1. Complete a frequency table for these results.
  2. Draw a bar chart for this information.
  3. Write down the modal sport.
FootballTennisSwimmingBasketball012345678SportFrequency
6 marks
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a) Football 8, Tennis 4, Swimming 4, Basketball 4 b) Bar chart with bars 8, 4, 4, 4, equal widths and gaps, labelled axes c) Football

Every question here is original and written by Robinson Tuition. The grade follows the Edexcel grade descriptors and suits AQA and OCR too; this is not an exam-board paper.

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