Reading bar charts with scales

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NC Y3 · CCSS 3.MD.B.3
Name:Date:

Secret code joke

What gets wetter the more it dries?

Answer each question. Find the letter next to the right answer and write it in the box with the same number. The letters spell the punchline!

  1. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for blue stops halfway between 70 and 80. What does it show?A 75R 76T 70O 80
  2. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for apples stops halfway between 30 and 40. What does it show?F 40T 35D 30L 36
  3. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for orange stops halfway between 50 and 60. What does it show?B 56E 50U 60O 55
  4. A bar chart's scale goes up in 2s. The bar for red stops halfway between 14 and 16. What does it show?E 14J 17C 16W 15
  5. A bar chart's scale goes up in 5s. The bar for green stops on 40. What does it show?G 39S 45E 40D 41
  6. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for white stops halfway between 90 and 100. What does it show?X 96Z 90V 100L 95
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Reading bar charts with scales

Year 3 · Worksheet

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NC Y3 · CCSS 3.MD.B.3
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Circle the correct answer.

  1. A bar chart's scale goes up in 2s. The bar for red stops halfway between 14 and 16. What does it show? 15     14     16     17
  2. A bar chart's scale goes up in 5s. The bar for purple stops on 25. What does it show? 26     24     25     30
  3. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for orange stops halfway between 50 and 60. What does it show? 55     56     50     60
  4. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for apples stops halfway between 30 and 40. What does it show? 30     40     35     36
  5. A bar chart's scale goes up in 2s. The bar for yellow stops halfway between 0 and 2. What does it show? 2     0     1     3
  6. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for blue stops halfway between 70 and 80. What does it show? 76     80     75     70
  7. A bar chart's scale goes up in 2s. The bar for pink stops halfway between 18 and 20. What does it show? 21     19     18     20
  8. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for pears stops on 60. What does it show? 70     59     60     61
  9. A bar chart's scale goes up in 5s. The bar for green stops on 40. What does it show? 41     40     45     39
  10. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for white stops halfway between 90 and 100. What does it show? 90     95     100     96
  11. A bar chart's scale goes up in 2s. The bar for cats stops halfway between 10 and 12. What does it show? 11     13     12     10
  12. A bar chart's scale goes up in 5s. The bar for fish stops on 15. What does it show? 20     16     15     14
  13. A bar chart's scale goes up in 2s. The bar for dogs stops halfway between 6 and 8. What does it show? 9     8     7     6

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Reading bar charts with scales

Year 3 · Answer sheet

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NC Y3 · CCSS 3.MD.B.3

Secret code joke

What gets wetter the more it dries? A TOWEL

1. 75 (A) · 2. 35 (T) · 3. 55 (O) · 4. 15 (W) · 5. 40 (E) · 6. 95 (L)

Worksheet

  1. A bar chart's scale goes up in 2s. The bar for red stops halfway between 14 and 16. What does it show? 15
  2. A bar chart's scale goes up in 5s. The bar for purple stops on 25. What does it show? 25
  3. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for orange stops halfway between 50 and 60. What does it show? 55
  4. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for apples stops halfway between 30 and 40. What does it show? 35
  5. A bar chart's scale goes up in 2s. The bar for yellow stops halfway between 0 and 2. What does it show? 1
  6. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for blue stops halfway between 70 and 80. What does it show? 75
  7. A bar chart's scale goes up in 2s. The bar for pink stops halfway between 18 and 20. What does it show? 19
  8. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for pears stops on 60. What does it show? 60
  9. A bar chart's scale goes up in 5s. The bar for green stops on 40. What does it show? 40
  10. A bar chart's scale goes up in 10s. The bar for white stops halfway between 90 and 100. What does it show? 95
  11. A bar chart's scale goes up in 2s. The bar for cats stops halfway between 10 and 12. What does it show? 11
  12. A bar chart's scale goes up in 5s. The bar for fish stops on 15. What does it show? 15
  13. A bar chart's scale goes up in 2s. The bar for dogs stops halfway between 6 and 8. What does it show? 7

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