Pets dot plot quiz: Solution
Question 1
What is the total number of dogs owned by students in the class?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Answer:
4. 4
Feedback:
- No, there's more than one dog. Add up the number of dots above 'Dog' in the dot plot and try again.
- No, try again. Add up the number of dots above 'Dog' in the dot plot.
- Almost! Add up the number of dots above 'Dog' in the dot plot. Please try again.
- Correct, well done!
Question 2
Which animal is the most commonly owned pet?
- cat
- dog
- horse
- fish
Answer:
- cat
Feedback:
- Correct! Well done!
- No, that's not correct. Find the animal with the most dots.
- No, that's not correct. Find the animal with the most dots.
- No, that's not correct. Find the animal with the most dots.
Question 3
There are the same number of
- dogs and cats
- birds and rabbits
- rabbits and fish
- horses and turtles
Answer:
3. rabbits and fish
Feedback:
- No. The number of dots in the dot plot for dogs and cats are different.
- No. The number of dots in the dot plot for birds and rabbits are different.
- Correct.
- No. There is one horse but turtles aren't included in the dot plot.
Question 4
The dot above 'Other' tells us there is one pet that is
- a cat
- a mouse
- a horse
- unknown
Answer:
4. unknown
Feedback:
- No. If it was a cat, a dot would be added in the 'Cat' column.
- No. If it was a mouse, a dot would be added in the 'Mouse' column.
- No. If it was a horse, a dot would be added in the 'Horse' column.
- Correct. Well done!
Question 5
The total number of students in the class is
- not shown by the dot plot
- 10
- 19
- 20
Answer:
- not shown by the dot plot
Feedback:
- Correct! The dot plot shows the number of pets but some students could own more than one pet and others might not own any pets.
- No. This dot plot shows the number of pets not how many students are in the class.
- No. The 19 dots show there are 19 pets owned by students in the class. However we don't know how many students are in the class.
- No. This dot plot shows the number of pets not how many students are in the class.
Question 6
Which of the following statements are true? There is more than one correct statement.
- The total number of cats equals the number of dogs and birds combined.
- The total number of cats equals the number of rabbits and dogs combined.
- The total number of cats equals the number of birds, fish and horses combined.
- The total number of dogs equals the number of rabbits and fish combined
Answer:
2. The total number of cats equals the number of rabbits and dogs combined.
3. The total number of cats equals the number of birds, fish and horses combined.
4. The total number of dogs equals the number of rabbits and fish combined
Feedback:
- No, add the number of dots above 'Dogs' and 'Birds' together and then compare the total to the number of dots above 'Cats'.
- Correct! Well done!
- Correct! Well done!
- Correct! Well done!