Center, spread and shape of data

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

1. 1.

   Ari made a dot plot of the number of books in the backpacks of some children. Some backpacks were stuffed to the zipper. What is the smallest value in the data?

   3
2. 2.

   Jun plotted the number of pages that some children read in one evening. One reader fell asleep early. The peak is the value with the most dots. What value is the peak?

   13
3. 3.

   Kira made a dot plot of the distances, in meters, that some paper airplanes flew. One plane caught a lucky breeze. The peak is the value with the most dots. What value is the peak?

   8
4. 4.

   Luz plotted the number of bottles collected for recycling by some classes. One class collected a giant pile. The peak is the value with the most dots. What value is the peak?

   7
5. 5.

   Noah made a dot plot of the heights, in centimeters, of some sunflower seedlings. The seedlings stretched toward the sun. What is the range of the data?

   9
6. 6.

   Tala made a dot plot of the number of books that some children borrowed from the library this month. Some children left with a tall stack. What is the range of the data?

   10
7. 7.

   Ari made a dot plot of the number of times some children jumped rope without stopping. Somebody lost count and started over. How many dots are there in all?

   10
8. 8.

   Bo made a dot plot of the number of cousins of some children. How many dots are there in all?

   10
9. 9.

   Noah plotted the number of library trips that some children made this year. The plot has two clusters (groups of dots close together) and a gap. How many dots are in the left cluster?

   6
10. 10.

    Ren plotted the number of rope jumps that some children made in a minute. The plot has two clusters (groups of dots close together) and a gap. How many dots are in the left cluster?

    6