L1-27 Represent discrete data in tables, diagrams and charts including pie charts, bar charts and line graphs Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Maths, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. Which diagram is best for showing parts of a whole?

   • bar chart
   • tally chart
   • pie chart
   • line graph

2. What does the full circle of a pie chart represent?

   • Range limit
   • Maximum angle
   • Mean value
   • Total frequency

3. A sector of a pie chart measures 90 degrees. What fraction of the total does it represent?

   • 1/3
   • 1/6
   • 1/2
   • 1/4

4. How are marks grouped when counting using a tally chart?

   • Groups of ten
   • Groups of two
   • Groups of five
   • Groups of four

5. Why are there gaps between the bars on a standard bar chart?

   • Data is continuous
   • Data is discrete
   • Axis is missing
   • Values are grouped

6. Four pie chart sectors measure 120, 100, 80 and 60 degrees. What do they add up to?

   • 180 degrees
   • 360 degrees
   • 300 degrees
   • 400 degrees

7. Why must all bars on a bar chart share the same width?

   • For fair comparison
   • To show frequency
   • To increase height
   • To save space

8. What label is normally placed on the horizontal axis of a bar chart?

   • Frequency
   • Percentage
   • Total sum
   • Categories

9. A pie chart sector for walking is 72 degrees. What percentage of pupils walk?

   • 72%
   • 25%
   • 20%
   • 18%

10. A frequency table shows Monday 8, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 11. What is the total?

    • 34
    • 36
    • 38
    • 32

11. A pie chart of 60 pupils has a bus sector of 90 degrees. How many pupils travel by bus?

    • 30 pupils
    • 45 pupils
    • 22 pupils
    • 15 pupils

12. A bar chart shows 14 pupils chose hockey and 9 chose netball. How many more chose hockey?

    • 23
    • 14
    • 5
    • 9

13. A line graph shows 12 degrees at 9am and 18 degrees at 12pm. How much did the temperature rise?

    • 30 degrees
    • 18 degrees
    • 6 degrees
    • 12 degrees

14. A pie chart sector for cycling is 45 degrees. What fraction of the total is this?

    • 1/8
    • 1/5
    • 1/4
    • 1/10

15. What total angle is multiplied by a category share to draw a pie chart?

    • 360 degrees
    • 90 degrees
    • 180 degrees
    • 100 degrees

16. Ten pupils chose a colour: red 4, blue 3, green 2, yellow 1. What percentage chose blue?

    • 33%
    • 40%
    • 3%
    • 30%

17. A pie chart has three sectors. Two measure 100 and 140 degrees. What is the third?

    • 120 degrees
    • 140 degrees
    • 100 degrees
    • 240 degrees

18. A pie chart represents 240 students, and 135 of them travel by bus. What is the bus sector angle?

    • 135 degrees
    • 225 degrees
    • 195 degrees
    • 202.5 degrees

19. A plant is 4 cm tall in week 1 and 16 cm tall in week 5. What is its average growth per week?

    • 4 cm per week
    • 3 cm per week
    • 2 cm per week
    • 12 cm per week

20. What happens when a bar chart vertical axis starts above zero?

    • Doubles values
    • Removes categories
    • Hides the total
    • Exaggerates differences

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