Year 4 bar charts and time graphs test to download as PDF

This Year 4 bar charts and time graphs test lasts 35 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 8-9, and the full answers are on a separate page.

⏱️ Duration : 35 min
🎯 Total : 20 marks
❓ 5 questions

Mark/20

Question 1 – Reading a bar chart
The bar chart shows the favourite colours of some children.
1. How many children chose blue? (1 mark)
2. Which colour is the least popular? (1 mark)
3. How many more children chose blue than red? (1 mark)
4. How many children are in the survey? (1 mark)
Question 2 – Pictogram
A pictogram shows the number of books read. Each ● is 5 books and ◐ is 2.5 books.
Item Symbols
Ali ●●●
Bea ●●●●●
Cal ●●
1. How many books did Bea read? (1 mark)
2. How many books did Ali read? (1 mark)
3. How many books in total? (2 marks)
Question 3 – Time graph
The time graph shows the temperature of a cup of tea as it cools.
1. What is the temperature after 10 minutes? (1 mark)
2. How much does it cool in the first 5 minutes? (1 mark)
3. Between which times does it cool the fastest? (1 mark)
4. Is it true that the line is flat at the end? Explain. (1 mark)
Question 4 – Choosing a scale
A teacher has this data: 20, 35, 50 and 65 children.
1. Which scale would you use for a bar chart: 1, 5 or 10 per square? Explain. (2 marks)
2. How many squares tall is the bar for 35 children on a scale of 5? (1 mark)
3. What is the total number of children? (1 mark)
Question 5 – The swimming club
The table shows the number of lengths swum by four children.
Child Lengths
Amy 24
Ben 18
Cara 30
Dan 12
1. Who swam the most lengths, and how many more than Dan? (2 marks)
2. Each length is 25 m. How far did Ben swim? (1 mark)
3. The club target is 100 lengths. Did they reach it? (1 mark)

Item	Symbols
Ali	●●●
Bea	●●●●●
Cal	●●

Child	Lengths
Amy	24
Ben	18
Cara	30
Dan	12

How to use this Year 4 bar charts and time graphs test

First, revise with the bar charts and time graphs lesson and the worksheet. Then sit the test in one go, with a timer set to 35 minutes. After that, mark your work with the bar charts and time graphs test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.

Finally, you can download this Year 4 bar charts and time graphs test as a PDF and print it like a real exam paper. Moreover, all the pages of this chapter work together, so you can move between them at any time. For example, many pupils read the lesson on Monday, practise on Wednesday and test themselves on Friday.