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.

   Bo made a dot plot of the number of pencils in the desks of some students. Every desk had a mystery pencil. What is the smallest value in the data?

   5
2. 2.

   Esme made a dot plot of the number of rainy days in some different months. The umbrellas needed a vacation. What is the smallest value in the data?

   2
3. 3.

   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
4. 4.

   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
5. 5.

   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
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.

   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
8. 8.

   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
9. 9.

   Zee made a dot plot of the number of claps that some children made in five seconds. One clapper got the giggles. Which sentence describes the plot?

   • The dots run from 0 to 16 and bunch up near 13, with an outlier at 3.
   • The dots run from 3 to 14 and bunch up near 3.
   • The dots run from 3 to 14 and bunch up near 13, with an outlier at 3.
10. 10.

    Ari made a dot plot of the number of spins that some children made on a swing in a minute. A cluster is a group of dots close together. Which sentence describes the plot?

    • The dots run from 3 to 13, in two clusters with a gap between 5 and 11.
    • The dots run from 3 to 13, in two clusters with a gap between 0 and 3.
    • The dots run from 0 to 14, in two clusters with a gap between 5 and 11.