Look at the line graph below. What is the title of this graph?
Temperature in Sunnyville
Day of the Week
Temperature (°C)
The Blue Line
On a line graph, what is the name for the horizontal line at the bottom where categories like time or days are usually written?
The Title
A Data Point
The Y-axis
The X-axis
In a line graph, the vertical line on the left side that shows the amount or quantity of something is called the...
...scale.
...x-axis.
...data line.
...y-axis.
The chart below shows the growth of a sunflower plant. What do the dots connected by the line represent?
The labels for the weeks
The name of the sunflower
The data points showing the plant's height each week
The title of the graph
What is the main purpose of the labels on the x-axis and y-axis of a line graph?
To tell us what information is being measured on each axis.
To make the graph look more interesting.
To show where the line should start and end.
To provide a summary of the data.
What is the main purpose of a line graph?
To compare the sizes of different parts of a whole.
To show how a value changes over a period of time.
To list information in a table.
To show the number of items in different categories.
This line graph shows the growth of a plant over four weeks. What does the graph tell us about the plant's height?
The plant's height increased over the four weeks.
The plant's height decreased over the four weeks.
The graph shows the number of flowers on the plant.
The plant's height stayed the same.
On a line graph that shows change over time, if the line is going down from left to right, what does this indicate?
The value being measured is staying the same.
The value being measured is decreasing.
The value being measured is increasing.
The time is going backwards.
Which of these situations would be best to show using a line graph?
The height of a sunflower measured every Monday for a month.
The different types of books in the school library.
The favorite sports of all students in Grade 4.
The fraction of a pizza each friend ate.
The line graph shows the population of a small town over several years. During which period did the town's population have the largest increase?
Between 2000 and 2010
Between 2010 and 2020
Between 1980 and 1990
Between 1990 and 2000
Look at the line graph below. What is the title of this line graph?
Day
Height (cm)
Lily's Flower Growth
Types of Flowers
Examine the line graph. What does the vertical axis (the y-axis) of this graph show?
Time of Day
The date of the month
The city of Sunnyville
Temperature in degrees Celsius ($^{\circ}$C)
A line graph has the title Sam's Reading Progress. The horizontal axis is labeled Week and the vertical axis is labeled Number of Pages Read. What does the horizontal axis (the x-axis) represent?
The week
The title of the book
Sam's name
The number of pages read
A line graph is created to show how much money Leo saved each month. The title is Leo's Savings. The horizontal axis is labeled Month and the vertical axis is labeled Amount Saved (in dollars). What information does the title of the graph, Leo's Savings, tell you?
It tells you the exact months Leo saved money.
It tells you the graph is about the money Leo has saved.
It tells you where Leo keeps his savings.
It tells you the specific amount of money Leo saved each day.
A baker made a line graph to track the number of cookies sold each day of the week. The horizontal axis (x-axis) is labeled Day of the Week. What would be the best label for the vertical axis (y-axis)?
Number of Cookies Sold
Cost of Cookies
Name of the Baker
Type of Cookie
The line graph shows the height of a sunflower over 5 weeks. Look at the vertical axis (Height in cm). What does each numbered line on this axis represent?
An increase of 1 cm
An increase of 10 cm
An increase of 5 cm
An increase of 2 cm
A line graph shows the temperature on a cold day. The vertical axis is marked in steps of 2 degrees Celsius ($0, 2, 4, 6, ...$). If a point on the graph is exactly halfway between the line for $6^{\circ}C$ and the line for $8^{\circ}C$, what temperature does it show?
$8^{\circ}C$
$7^{\circ}C$
$9^{\circ}C$
$6^{\circ}C$
This graph is supposed to show the number of pizzas sold at a shop. Look closely at the vertical axis (Number of Pizzas). What is the mistake in the scale?
The scale should count by 5s.
The scale does not increase by the same amount each time.
There is no title on the vertical axis.
The numbers on the scale are too large.
Leo is making a line graph to show how many pages he read each day for a week. The number of pages he read were: 8, 12, 5, 15, 11, 7, and 14. What would be the best scale for the vertical axis?
Counting by 1s (0, 1, 2, 3, ...)
Counting by 20s (0, 20, 40, ...)
Counting by 10s (0, 10, 20, ...)
Counting by 2s (0, 2, 4, 6, ...)
On a line graph, the vertical axis shows the number of people at a park. The scale goes up in steps of 100 (0, 100, 200, 300, ...). There are 4 smaller, unmarked lines between each numbered line. What does each small line represent?
10 people
25 people
50 people
20 people
The line graph below shows the temperature in Celsius (°C) recorded each day for a week. What was the temperature on Wednesday?
$15$°C
$17$°C
$16$°C
$18$°C
The line graph below shows the number of books sold at a bookstore over 5 months. How many books were sold in April?
350 books
250 books
300 books
400 books
A line graph shows a plant's height over several weeks. The horizontal axis is 'Week' and the vertical axis is 'Height in cm'. If the point for Week 4 is at $15$ cm, what does this specific point tell us?
The plant grew $15$ cm in the first week.
The plant grew $4$ cm in 15 weeks.
In Week 15, the plant was $4$ cm tall.
At the end of Week 4, the plant was $15$ cm tall.
On a line graph showing a car's journey, the horizontal axis is 'Time in Hours' and the vertical axis is 'Distance in km'. To find out how far the car had traveled after $3$ hours, what would you do?
Find $3$ on the vertical axis and look across to the line.
Find $3$ on the horizontal axis, go up to the line, then look across to the vertical axis.
Find the highest point on the entire graph.
Find the last point on the graph.
A line graph shows the amount of money in a piggy bank. The vertical axis is labeled 'Amount in dollars' and has lines for $10$ dollars, $20$ dollars, $30$ dollars, and so on. If the data point for Friday is exactly halfway between the $20$ dollars line and the $30$ dollars line, how much money was in the piggy bank on Friday?
25 dollars
30 dollars
15 dollars
20 dollars
The line graph below shows the number of books read by Sarah each month. What is the trend shown in the graph?
The number of books is constant.
The number of books went up and then down.
The number of books is increasing.
The number of books is decreasing.
This graph shows the amount of water in a leaky bucket over 4 hours. Describe the trend.
The amount of water is constant and high.
The amount of water is staying the same.
The amount of water is increasing.
The amount of water is decreasing.
Imagine a line graph that shows the number of wheels on a bicycle each day for a week. The line on the graph is completely flat and horizontal. What does this tell you?
The number of wheels is increasing.
The bicycle has no wheels.
The number of wheels is constant.
The number of wheels is decreasing.
A line graph tracks the temperature during a school day. The line goes up from 8 AM to 12 PM, and then stays flat from 12 PM to 2 PM. What was the trend between 12 PM and 2 PM?
Decreasing
Changing
Increasing
Constant
If a plant's height is measured each week and the line graph showing its height is always going up from left to right, what is the trend?
An increasing trend
A constant trend
A fast trend
A decreasing trend
The line graph shows the temperature in Celsius (°C) for one week. On which day was the temperature the highest (maximum)?
Friday
Saturday
Monday
Wednesday
This line graph displays the number of books Sarah read each month for six months. In which month did she read the fewest (minimum) number of books?
April
February
January
May
A line graph shows the number of cars sold by a company each month from January to April. The data points on the graph are: (January, 50), (February, 35), (March, 60), (April, 45). What was the maximum number of cars sold in a single month?
$50$
$45$
$60$
$35$
A line graph represents Lily's savings over 5 months. The amounts saved were: 25 dollars in May, 40 dollars in June, 30 dollars in July, 50 dollars in August, and 35 dollars in September. In which month did she save the minimum amount of money?
June
August
July
A line graph tracks the number of visitors to a museum each day for a school week. The number of visitors were: Monday - 150, Tuesday - 200, Wednesday - 175, Thursday - 225, Friday - 300. What was the maximum number of visitors on a single day?
$300$
$150$
$225$
$175$
The line graph shows the temperature in Celsius (°C) over five days. What is the difference in temperature between Friday and Tuesday?
$5$ °C
$8$ °C
$20$ °C
$25$ °C
This graph shows the growth of a sunflower over 6 weeks. How much did the sunflower grow between Week 2 and Week 5?
$15$ cm
$25$ cm
$10$ cm
$35$ cm
A line graph shows the number of books Maria read each month. In February, she read 8 books. In May, she read 15 books. What is the difference in the number of books she read between these two months?
$8$ books
$23$ books
$15$ books
$7$ books
A line graph tracks the amount of money in a savings account. In January, the account had 150 dollars. By June, the account had 225 dollars. What is the difference in the amount of money between January and June?
$375$ dollars
$50$ dollars
$150$ dollars
$75$ dollars
A line graph shows the number of visitors at a zoo each day of a week. The highest point on the graph was 450 visitors on Saturday. The lowest point was 125 visitors on Wednesday. What is the difference between the highest and lowest number of visitors?
$125$ visitors
$575$ visitors
$325$ visitors
$450$ visitors
The line graph below shows the height of a plant over 4 weeks. If the plant continues to grow at the same rate, what will its height most likely be in Week 5?
30 cm
25 cm
22 cm
20 cm
This line graph shows the number of ice cream cones sold at a shop from Monday to Saturday. Looking at the trend, especially from Wednesday onwards, what is a likely prediction for the number of ice cream cones sold on Sunday?
50 cones
30 cones
70 cones
60 cones
A line graph shows that a student read 10 pages on Monday, 12 pages on Tuesday, and 14 pages on Wednesday. If this trend continues, how many pages will the student most likely read on Thursday?
10 pages
14 pages
16 pages
18 pages
A line graph shows the temperature was $20^{\circ}$C at 1 PM, $18^{\circ}$C at 2 PM, and $16^{\circ}$C at 3 PM. Following this pattern, what will the temperature most likely be at 4 PM?
$14^{\circ}$C
$20^{\circ}$C
$16^{\circ}$C
$18^{\circ}$C
A line graph tracks the money in Maya's piggy bank. She had 10 dollars in January, 15 dollars in February, and 20 dollars in March. If she keeps saving at the same rate, how much money will she likely have in April?
The table below shows the temperature in degrees Celsius at different times of the day. A line graph is created from this data. Which point correctly represents the temperature at 12 PM?
The point at $(18, 12)$
The point at $(12, 14)$
The point at $(9, 18)$
The point at $(12, 18)$
Maria is tracking the growth of her sunflower. The table shows its height in centimeters each week.
She plotted these points on a graph. Which coordinate pair should she plot for Week 3?
$(3, 12)$
$(12, 3)$
$(3, 9)$
$(4, 12)$
The table below shows the number of apples picked by a farmer over 5 days.
When creating a line graph, which point from the table would be plotted incorrectly if it was placed at $(4, 28)$?
The point for Day 3
The point for Day 1
The point for Day 5
The point for Day 4
The line graph shows the amount of money Leo saved each month. The graph was made using the data from the table below. Which data point on the graph represents the savings in March?
The point at (February, 12)
The point at (March, 12)
The point at (March, 15)
The point at (April, 12)
A class recorded the number of sunny days each month. The data is in the table.
If you were to plot this data on a line graph, which of these points would NOT be on the graph?
$(December, 8)$
$(November, 10)$
$(October, 20)$
$(September, 20)$
Look at the line graph showing the number of apples sold at a shop from Monday to Friday. What does the straight line connecting the points for Monday and Tuesday show?
The number of apples sold stayed the same.
No apples were sold on Tuesday.
The number of apples sold decreased.
The number of apples sold increased.
If you are drawing a line graph with points at coordinates (1, 2), (2, 4), and (3, 3), how should you connect them?
Draw a curved line that passes through all three points.
Draw a straight line from (1, 2) to (2, 4), and then another straight line from (2, 4) to (3, 3).
Draw one straight line that goes directly from (1, 2) to (3, 3).
Draw three separate lines from the horizontal axis up to each point.
The line graph shows the temperature in a city over 5 hours. What happened to the temperature between Hour 3 and Hour 4?
The temperature was $0^{\circ}$C.
The temperature stayed the same.
The temperature went up.
The temperature went down.
What is the main reason for using straight lines to connect the points on a line graph?
Because you are not allowed to use curved lines in math.
To prove that the data is perfectly accurate.
To make the graph look more colorful and interesting.
To show how the data changes between the points that were measured.
A puppy's weight was measured for three months. Month 1: 4 kg, Month 2: 6 kg, Month 3: 7 kg. Which statement correctly describes how to show this data on a line graph?
Just put three dots on the graph without any connecting lines.
Draw three separate bars with heights 4, 6, and 7.
Plot points for (Month 1, 4 kg), (Month 2, 6 kg), and (Month 3, 7 kg) and connect them in order with straight lines.
Draw a single straight line from the point (Month 1, 4 kg) to the point (Month 3, 7 kg).
This line graph shows how a small plant grew over a week. What is the best title for this graph?
Plant Growth Over One Week
The Weather Each Day
Types of Garden Plants
How Much Water a Plant Needs
A line graph is made to show the temperature in a city each hour. The title is "Temperature in Sunnyville" and the horizontal axis (x-axis) is labeled "Time (Hour)". What should the label for the vertical axis (y-axis) be?
Name of the City
Days of the Week
Amount of Rainfall (mm)
This graph shows the number of books Leo read over a few months. What is the best label for the horizontal axis (the one that goes from left to right)?
Months
Leo's Friends
Grades in School
Number of Pages
Why is it most important for a graph to have a title?
To take up space on the page.
To quickly tell everyone what the graph is about.
To make the graph look pretty and colorful.
To list the name of the person who drew it.
A student made a graph to show how much money she saved each week from her allowance. The title is "My Weekly Savings". The vertical axis is labeled "Money Saved (dollars)". The horizontal axis has points for Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, and Week 4. What label is missing from the horizontal axis?
Chores Done
Day of the Month
Things I Bought
Week Number
A scientist recorded the height of a plant in centimeters over a week. The data is: $5, 8, 11, 15, 19, 22, 25$. Which is the best scale to use for the y-axis of a line graph to show this plant's growth?
Start at $0$ and count by $5$s (e.g., 0, 5, 10, ...)
Start at $0$ and count by $1$s (e.g., 0, 1, 2, ...)
Start at $5$ and count by $5$s (e.g., 5, 10, 15, ...)
Start at $0$ and count by $10$s (e.g., 0, 10, 20, ...)
Sam saved money from his allowance each month. He saved: $40$ dollars, $60$ dollars, $30$ dollars, $70$ dollars, and $90$ dollars. What is the most appropriate scale to use on the y-axis to graph his savings?
Count by $1$s, from $0$ to $100$
Count by $25$s, from $0$ to $100$
Count by $10$s, from $0$ to $100$
Count by $50$s, from $0$ to $100$
A line graph is being made to show the number of books in five different school libraries. The numbers of books are $150, 200, 225, 250,$ and $300$. Which scale would be the best choice for the y-axis?
Count by $100$s, from $0$ to $300$
Count by $50$s, from $0$ to $300$
Count by $200$s, from $0$ to $400$
Count by $10$s, from $0$ to $300$
Maria wants to make a line graph for the data set shown in the chart. Which of the following scales would be a poor choice for the y-axis because it does not have equal intervals?
The scale marks are $0, 10, 15, 20, 25$
Start at $0$ and count by $5$s
Start at $0$ and count by $2$s
Start at $10$ and count by $5$s
To create a line graph for the number of sunny days per month (data: $8, 10, 15, 18, 22$), a student chose a y-axis scale that goes from $0$ to $25$. Why is this a good choice for the maximum value of the scale?
Because the scale must always go up to a number ending in $5$.
Because the highest data point is $22$, so the scale should go a little bit higher than that.
Because the scale should always start at the first data point.
Because $25$ is a multiple of $5$.
The double line graph below shows the sales of Ice Cream and Hot Chocolate at a cafe over five days. On which day was the difference in sales between the two items the greatest?
Thursday
Tuesday
The graph shows the height of two plants, Plant A and Plant B, over 5 weeks. In Week 4, how much taller was Plant A than Plant B?
2 cm
3 cm
4 cm
1 cm
A double line graph shows the average temperature for City A and City B. In January, City A was $5^\circ C$ and City B was $10^\circ C$. In July, City A was $25^\circ C$ and City B was $20^\circ C$. What is a correct conclusion based on this data?
City B is always warmer than City A.
City A is always warmer than City B.
Both cities have the same temperature all year.
City A is warmer in the summer, and City B is warmer in the winter.
A double line graph shows the scores of two friends, Tom and Jerry, in five math tests. For all five tests, Tom's line is located above Jerry's line. What does this mean?
Tom scored higher than Jerry on every test.
Tom's scores are improving.
Jerry scored higher than Tom on every test.
Tom and Jerry got the same score on every test.
On a double line graph showing the number of books read by Liam and Mia each month for a year, both lines are generally trending upwards from left to right. What does this suggest?
Liam is reading more books, but Mia is reading fewer.
Both Liam and Mia are reading more books over time.
Both Liam and Mia are reading fewer books over time.
They both read the same number of books each month.
Which type of graph is best for showing how something changes over time, like the temperature throughout a day?
Tally chart
Bar graph
Pie chart
Line graph
A bar graph uses rectangular bars to show data. What does a line graph use to show the data points?
Slices of a circle
Blocks stacked on top of each other
Pictures of objects
Dots connected by lines
The chart below shows the favorite ice cream flavors of a group of students. Why is a bar graph a good choice for this data?
Because it shows how the popularity of flavors changes over time.
Because it clearly compares the amounts for separate categories (flavors).
Because a line graph cannot be used to show numbers.
Because the data is continuous and connected.
The line graph below shows the temperature on a school day. What is the main advantage of using a line graph here instead of a bar graph?
It shows how the temperature is changing continuously throughout the day.
It is better for comparing different days of the week.
It is more colorful than a bar graph.
It shows the exact temperature at only one specific time.
Sarah's class voted for their favorite pets. The results were: 10 students chose dogs, 8 chose cats, 5 chose fish, and 2 chose hamsters. Which statement is true about graphing this data?
A bar graph is best because you are comparing different, separate groups (pets).
A line graph is best because you can connect the dots between dogs and cats.
A bar graph and a line graph would both be equally good choices.
A line graph is best because it shows how pet popularity changes over time.
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