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Question P4 Read and complete data displays

read a table

On which day does the shown table record the greatest number of books?

A table of books read from Monday to Thursday.Mon15Tue23Wed20Thu28

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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. Follow the correct row and column before comparing values; the largest numeral identifies the requested day.

Locate, then comparetable or graphread the two relevant entriespie charttwo quarters make one half

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.

Practise a similar question

Standard The shown table has a total of 52 books. Complete the Thursday entry.
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