Bar charts, pictograms and tables – Year 3 maths test answers to download as PDF

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1. Answer to Question 1 (4 marks)

   1. Football has 4 symbols and each symbol stands for 6 children: 4 × 6 = 24 children. (1 mark)
   2. Netball has 3 symbols: 3 × 6 = 18 children. (1 mark)
   3. Hockey has 2 symbols: 2 × 6 = 12 children. Football has 24, so 24 − 12 = 12 more. Quicker: football has 2 more symbols, and 2 × 6 = 12. (2 marks: 1 for hockey = 12, 1 for 12 more)

2. Answer to Question 2 (4 marks)

   1. Read the 9 am row of the table: 35 cars. (1 mark)
   2. The smallest number in the Cars column is 18, so the fewest cars passed at 11 am. (1 mark)
   3. Add all three hours: 35 + 28 = 63, then 63 + 18 = 81 cars. (2 marks: 1 for adding all three rows, 1 for 81)

3. Answer to Question 3 (4 marks)

   1. Read the top of Mia's bar against the scale: Mia read 20 books. (1 mark)
   2. The shortest bar is Tom's, which shows 5, so Tom read the fewest books. (1 mark)
   3. Mia read 20 and Eli read 15: 20 − 15 = 5 more books. (1 mark)
   4. Read every bar: Mia 20, Eli 15, Tom 5, Zoe 10. Add them: 20 + 15 + 5 + 10 = 50 books. (1 mark)

4. Answer to Question 4 (4 marks)

   1. Steps of 4. 24, 16, 8 and 12 are all in the 4 times table, so every bar ends exactly on a line, and the scale only needs 6 steps to reach 24. Steps of 1 would make a very tall chart, and steps of 20 would make the bars too hard to read. (2 marks: 1 for steps of 4, 1 for the reason)
   2. 12 is two groups of 5 and 2 more, so draw two gates and two single marks: |||| |||| ||, with a line across each gate. (1 mark)
   3. Add the four clubs: 24 + 16 = 40, then 8 + 12 = 20, and 40 + 20 = 60 children. (1 mark)

5. Answer to Question 5 (4 marks)

   1. Add the children we know about: 22 + 14 + 6 = 42. The rest come by bus: 50 − 42 = 8 children. (2 marks: 1 for 42, 1 for 8)
   2. 22 walk and 6 cycle: 22 − 6 = 16 more children walk than cycle. (1 mark)
   3. Each symbol stands for 2 children, so divide by 2: 22 ÷ 2 = 11 symbols for walking. (1 mark)

Total : 20 marks