Assess Yourself
How well do you understand the ideas in this lesson?
Goal:
Goal:
Show What You Know!
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A line plot shows us…
- how many lines are in a drawing.
- how many people are in our class.
- how often we can plot a line.
- the frequency something happens.
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.
We can count the frequency that something happened on a line plot by counting…
- the number of Xs above that label.
- all of the Xs on the line plot.
- the number of items being compared.
Yes. The Xs above the label on the line plot show the frequency.
Try again. Counting all of the Xs would add up all of the information on the line plot.
Try again. Counting the number of items being compared tells us what is being compared, not how frequently they occur.
How many people earned 2 points?
A family is playing a game together. They are plotting the points they earn on a line plot.
Line plot. Title: Number of points earned.
0: 0, 1: 4, 2: 3, 3: 3, 4: 1.
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 3
Try again. There are more than 2 people who earned 2 points.
Try again. There is more than 1 person who earned 2 points.
Try again. Look for the number of people who earned 2 points.
Yes. There are 3 Xs above the 2-point label, so there are 3 people who earned 2 points.
How many people earned fewer than 2 points?
Line plot. Title: Number of points earned.
0: 0, 1: 4, 2: 3, 3: 3, 4: 1.
- 9
- 4
- 1
- 2
Try again. Look at the number of Xs above the 1-point label on the number line.
Yes. There are 4 Xs above the 1-point label on the number line.
Try again. 1 point is less than 2 points. Look at the number of Xs above the 1-point label on the number line.
Try again. Look at the number of Xs above the 1-point label on the number line.
How many people earned more than 1 point?
Line plot. Title: Number of points earned.
0: 0, 1: 4, 2: 3, 3: 3, 4: 1.
- 7
- 8
- 1
- 3
Yes. 7 people earned more than 1 point.
Try again. Count the number of Xs above the 2-point, 3-point, and 4-point labels.
Try again. Count the number of Xs above the 2-point, 3-point, and 4-point labels.
Try again. Count the number of Xs above the 2-point, 3-point, and 4-point labels.
Which two point values did the same number of people earn?
Line plot. Title: Number of points earned.
0: 0, 1: 4, 2: 3, 3: 3, 4: 1.
- 2
- 0
- 3
- 1
Whoops! There is an incorrect answer.
Close! There is a missing answer.
Great job!
How many boxes have more than 6 toys?
A group of teenagers are collecting toys for donations. They create a line plot for the number of toys in each toy box.
Line plot. Title: Number of toys in toy box.
5: 3, 6: 5, 7: 2, 8: 1, 9: 3.
- 5
- 6
- 3
- 0
Try again. The number under each line of Xs shows how many toys are in each box. Find the number of toy boxes that have more than 6 toys.
Correct! 2 boxes have 7 toys, 1 has 8 toys, and 3 have 9 toys. Count all of the Xs to total 6 boxes.
Try again. The number under each line of Xs shows how many toys are in each box. Find the number of toy boxes that have more than 6 toys.
Try again. The number under each line of Xs shows how many toys are in each box. Find the number of toy boxes that have more than 6 toys.
How many boxes have only 7 toys?
Line plot. Title: Number of toys in toy box.
5: 3, 6: 5, 7: 2, 8: 1, 9: 3.
- 2
- 7
- 0
- 8
Yes. 2 donation boxes have 7 toys.
Try again. Look at the Xs above the 7-point label.
Try again. Look at the Xs above the 7-point label.
Try again. Look at the Xs above the 7-point label.
How many boxes have exactly 6 toys inside?
Line plot. Title: Number of toys in toy box.
5: 3, 6: 5, 7: 2, 8: 1, 9: 3.
- 6
- 5
- 3
- 1
Try again. Look at the Xs above the 6-point label.
Yes. There are 5 Xs above the 6-point label.
Try again. Look at the Xs above the 6-point label.
Try again. Look at the Xs above the 6-point label.
How many boxes have 8 and 9 toys in them?
Line plot. Title: Number of toys in toy box.
5: 3, 6: 5, 7: 2, 8: 1, 9: 3.
- 8
- 4
- 1
- 0
Try again. Count the total number of Xs above the 8-point and 9-point labels.
Yes! Count the total number of Xs above the 8-point and 9-point labels.
Try again. Count the total number of Xs above the 8-point and 9-point labels.
Try again. Count the total number of Xs above the 8-point and 9-point labels.
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