VKRP Data Collection and Analysis 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student makes tally marks to count how many apples and oranges are in a basket. There are 4 tally marks for apples and 2 tally marks for oranges. How many MORE apples are there than oranges?
- 1
- 2 (Correct answer)
- 3
- 6
Correct answer: 2
4 apples minus 2 oranges equals 2 more apples.
Question 2: A teacher asks students to sort a pile of buttons by color. Which of these is the BEST first step?
- Count all the buttons
- Put all buttons in one pile
- Separate buttons into groups by color (Correct answer)
- Draw a picture of each button
Correct answer: Separate buttons into groups by color
Sorting by color means grouping buttons with the same color together first.
Question 3: Look at this tally chart: Dogs: ||| (3), Cats: ||||| (5), Fish: || (2). Which pet did the FEWEST students choose?
- Dogs
- Cats
- Fish (Correct answer)
- Birds
Correct answer: Fish
Fish has only 2 tally marks, which is the smallest number.
Question 4: Students collect leaves and sort them into two piles: big leaves and small leaves. They count 6 big leaves and 4 small leaves. How many leaves are there in ALL?
- 2
- 6
- 10 (Correct answer)
- 8
Correct answer: 10
6 big leaves plus 4 small leaves equals 10 leaves total.
Question 5: A child asks 5 friends what their favorite fruit is. Three say apples and two say bananas. What is the BEST way to show this data?
- Write a long sentence
- Draw a tally chart with marks for each answer (Correct answer)
- Tell a friend the results
- Guess which fruit is most popular
Correct answer: Draw a tally chart with marks for each answer
A tally chart uses marks to organize and display how many people chose each answer.
Question 6: A class counts the weather each day for one week: 3 sunny days, 2 cloudy days, 2 rainy days. How many days did they observe in all?
- 5
- 6
- 7 (Correct answer)
- 8
Correct answer: 7
3 sunny + 2 cloudy + 2 rainy = 7 days total, which equals one full week.
Question 7: A student sorts shapes into two groups: circles and squares. After sorting, there are 3 circles and 5 squares. Which statement is TRUE?
- There are more circles than squares
- There are the same number of circles and squares
- There are more squares than circles (Correct answer)
- There are no shapes at all
Correct answer: There are more squares than circles
5 squares is more than 3 circles, so there are more squares.
VKRP Data Collection and Analysis 2
A student makes tally marks to count how many apples and oranges are in a basket.
There are 4 tally marks for apples and 2 tally marks for oranges.
How many MORE apples are there than oranges?