Center, spread and shape of data

Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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

  1. Ari made a dot plot of the number of letters in the first names of the children in Room 4. What is the smallest value in the data?

  2. 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?

  3. Esme made a dot plot of the number of hours that some children slept last night. A few children dreamed about pizza. What is the smallest value in the data?

  4. 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?

  5. 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?

  6. 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?

  7. 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?

  8. Kira plotted the number of turns that some children took on the swing. The swings were very popular. A gap is an empty space between dots. Between which two values is the biggest gap?

    • between 6 and 10
    • between 0 and 2
    • between 2 and 4, near the left end
  9. Luz plotted the number of bottle caps in some collections. Some collections jingled in the box. A gap is an empty space between dots. Between which two values is the biggest gap?

    • between 10 and 12
    • between 4 and 8
    • between 0 and 2
  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 5 and 7, near the left end
    • between 9 and 13
    • between 0 and 5
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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.

  1. Ari made a dot plot of the number of letters in the first names of the children in Room 4. What is the smallest value in the data?

    4
  2. 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
  3. Esme made a dot plot of the number of hours that some children slept last night. A few children dreamed about pizza. What is the smallest value in the data?

    8
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Kira plotted the number of turns that some children took on the swing. The swings were very popular. A gap is an empty space between dots. Between which two values is the biggest gap?

    • between 6 and 10
    • between 0 and 2
    • between 2 and 4, near the left end
  9. Luz plotted the number of bottle caps in some collections. Some collections jingled in the box. A gap is an empty space between dots. Between which two values is the biggest gap?

    • between 10 and 12
    • between 4 and 8
    • between 0 and 2
  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 5 and 7, near the left end
    • between 9 and 13
    • between 0 and 5