P1 Read and complete data displays
read an unscaled picture graph
The shown picture graph has 5 circles in the Bananas row. Each circle means one fruit. How many Bananas are shown?
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5
The pattern behind it: Read and complete data displays
Read the title and labels, locate the relevant values, then compare or complete only what the question asks.
In this one. In an unscaled picture graph, each symbol represents one item.
How to spot it
The question shows a picture graph with rows of circles or icons. A key nearby says how many items one symbol stands for.
Common mistake
Children count the symbols correctly but forget to check the key, so they treat every symbol as one item even when it stands for two or more.
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Standard read a scaled picture graph In the shown picture graph, the Bananas row has 2 circles and each circle represents 2 fruits. How many Bananas are shown?The 33 problem patterns
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