Assess Yourself

No, a line plot does not tell us how many lines are in a drawing

Incorrect. A line plot might tell us how many people are in our class, but it would have other information too

Try again. A line plot will tell us about the number of items but not about how often we can plot a line.

Yes! A line plot uses Xs to show how many times something happens.

Yes. The labels show which types of items you are counting in the line plot

Try again. You must record all the types of items on the line plot

Try again. The Xs record the frequency of each item; the label tells the type of item.

Try again. There are more than four letters in the word hamster.

Try again. Someone’s favorite pet is only 1 type; more types are shown on this line plot.

Try again. While some of these animals may be found at a zoo, a goldfish can’t really escape.

Yes. These are all types of pets that could be sold in a pet store. The Xs could represent how many of each were sold in one day.

Try again. Look at the number of Xs above the animals on the number line.

Yes. There are 5 Xs above the ferret label on the number line.

Try again. You are looking for more than 4 Xs, not less than 4.

Try again. You are looking for the types of pets that the store sold more than 4 of.

Yes. 14 people told Sam their favorite color.

Try again. Count the number of Xs above all the labels

Try again. Count the number of Xs above all the labels.

Try again. Count the number of Xs above all the labels.

Yes. Three people chose blue or yellow; 2 chose blue and 1 chose yellow for a total of 3.

Try again. Look at the number of Xs above both labels.

Try again. Look at the number of Xs above both labels.

Try again. Look at the number of Xs above the blue and yellow labels.

Try again. This is the number of people who prefer a different fruit.

Correct! There are not any Xs above this fruit, which means no one selected it as their favorite

Try again. This is the number of people who prefer a different fruit

Try again. The number of Xs above the label shows the frequency of that fruit.

Yes. There are 20 Xs on this line plot.

Try again. Count the Xs above all the labels.

Try again. This is the number of people who like only 1 type of fruit.

Try again. This is the number of people who selected blueberries as their favorite fruit.

Try again. Look at the number of each item.

Yes. There are right number of Xs above each label.

Try again. Check that you have the correct number of boards and bricks.

Try again. Look at the Xs above the boards and bricks again.

Try again. There are only 3 bricks.

Yes! There are 4 boards, which is the most.

Try again. There are only 2 cement bags; other materials have more.

Try again. There are only 2 nails; other materials have more.