Pictograms, tally charts and block diagrams – Year 2 maths test answers to download as PDF

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1. Answer to Question 1 (4 marks)

   1. Read the Walk tally: one gate of 5 and 3 more single marks. 5 + 3 = 8 children walk. (1 mark)
   2. Compare the totals 8, 6 and 11. The biggest is 11, so car is the most popular way. (1 mark)
   3. Add all three totals: 8 + 6 = 14, then 14 + 11 = 25 children were asked. (2 marks: 1 for adding all three rows, 1 for 25)

2. Answer to Question 2 (4 marks)

   1. Tuesday has 5 stars and each star stands for 5 apples. Count in 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. So 25 apples were picked on Tuesday. (1 mark)
   2. Wednesday has 2 stars, which is 10 apples. The difference is 25 − 10 = 15 more apples on Tuesday. (1 mark)
   3. Monday has 3 stars, which is 15 apples. Add the three days: 15 + 25 + 10 = 50 apples. (2 marks: 1 for reading every day with the key, 1 for 50)

3. Answer to Question 3 (4 marks)

   1. Bea's column goes up to the line marked 9 on the scale, so Bea has 9 sweets. (1 mark)
   2. The shortest column belongs to Cy, which reaches 3. Cy has the fewest sweets. (1 mark)
   3. Bea has 9 and Cy has 3. Count on from 3 to 9: that is 6. Bea has 6 more sweets. (1 mark)
   4. Read every column: Ali 6, Bea 9, Cy 3, Di 8. Add them: 6 + 9 = 15, 15 + 3 = 18, 18 + 8 = 26 sweets. (1 mark)

4. Answer to Question 4 (4 marks)

   1. Find the Football row and the Class A column. The number where they meet is 9 children. (1 mark)
   2. Look down the Class B column: 7, 8 and 5. The biggest is 8, which is in the Swimming row, so swimming is the favourite in Class B. (1 mark)
   3. Add the two numbers in the Swimming row: 6 + 8 = 14 children. (1 mark)
   4. In Class A, 9 like football and 4 like tennis. 9 − 4 = 5 more children like football. (1 mark)

5. Answer to Question 5 (4 marks)

   1. 30 − 12 − 10 = 8 children. (1 mark)
   2. 12 is the most, so the film. (1 mark)
   3. Film 12 ÷ 2 = 6 stars, games 10 ÷ 2 = 5 stars, picnic 8 ÷ 2 = 4 stars. (2 marks)

Total : 20 marks