Center, spread and shape of data

Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

NameDate

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

Bo made a dot plot of the scores of the students in Room 6 on a 10-word spelling quiz. One word on the quiz was very sneaky. What is the smallest value in the data?
Jun made a dot plot of the number of minutes it takes some children to walk to school. One walker stopped to say hi to every dog. What is the smallest value in the data?
Kira plotted the number of glasses of water that some children drank yesterday. One bottle got refilled all day. The smallest value is 3 and the biggest value is 8. What is the range?
Luz plotted the heights, in centimeters, of the bean plants in a class garden. One plant chased the sunlight. The smallest value is 7 and the biggest value is 15. What is the range?
Milo plotted the number of laps that some children ran in gym class. A few runners raced the wind. The smallest value is 4 and the biggest value is 11. What is the range?
Noah plotted the number of goals scored by a school team in its games. The goalkeeper danced after every save. The smallest value is 1 and the biggest value is 6. What is the range?
Pia made a dot plot of the number of stickers collected by the children in a reading club. The club has a sticker champion. Which value has the tallest stack of dots?
Tala made a dot plot of the number of jumping jacks that some children did in 30 seconds. One child stopped to tie a shoe. Which value has the tallest stack of dots?
Zee made a dot plot of the number of shells that some children found at the beach. One child found a giant pile. Which value has the tallest stack of dots?
10.
Milo plotted the number of hikes that some families took this summer. Some trails were very muddy. A gap is an empty space between dots. Between which two values is the biggest gap?
- between 0 and 5
- between 5 and 7, near the left end
- between 9 and 13

Center, spread and shape of data

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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

Bo made a dot plot of the scores of the students in Room 6 on a 10-word spelling quiz. One word on the quiz was very sneaky. What is the smallest value in the data?
5
Jun made a dot plot of the number of minutes it takes some children to walk to school. One walker stopped to say hi to every dog. What is the smallest value in the data?
3
Kira plotted the number of glasses of water that some children drank yesterday. One bottle got refilled all day. The smallest value is 3 and the biggest value is 8. What is the range?
5
Luz plotted the heights, in centimeters, of the bean plants in a class garden. One plant chased the sunlight. The smallest value is 7 and the biggest value is 15. What is the range?
8
Milo plotted the number of laps that some children ran in gym class. A few runners raced the wind. The smallest value is 4 and the biggest value is 11. What is the range?
7
Noah plotted the number of goals scored by a school team in its games. The goalkeeper danced after every save. The smallest value is 1 and the biggest value is 6. What is the range?
5
Pia made a dot plot of the number of stickers collected by the children in a reading club. The club has a sticker champion. Which value has the tallest stack of dots?
8
Tala made a dot plot of the number of jumping jacks that some children did in 30 seconds. One child stopped to tie a shoe. Which value has the tallest stack of dots?
16
Zee made a dot plot of the number of shells that some children found at the beach. One child found a giant pile. Which value has the tallest stack of dots?
8
10.
Milo plotted the number of hikes that some families took this summer. Some trails were very muddy. A gap is an empty space between dots. Between which two values is the biggest gap?
- between 0 and 5
- between 5 and 7, near the left end
- between 9 and 13