Pictograms/Pictographs

Author:Sudha Mahesh
6th CBSE
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Important Questions on Pictograms/Pictographs

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The pictograph shows the number of canned drinks sold by three different shops in a week. 

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What is the total profit of shop A, if the profit gained on each drink is 50 ?

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The following number of students came to class VI in the last week. Represent this information on a pictograph. Take the key as O=2 students.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
12 10 11 10 12 8

 

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The pictograph shows the number of canned drinks sold by three different shops in a week. What is the difference between the number of cans sold by shop B and the number of cans sold by shop C?

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The children of a locality plant trees every week. The pictograph below shows the number of trees children plant each week for four weeks.

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Key: 1 Question Image =1 plant.

How many plants were planted between week 2 and week 4?

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The children of a locality plant trees every week. The pictograph below shows the number of trees children plant each week for four weeks.

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How many more trees need to be planted in week 3 to be equal to those in week 4 ?

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A soft drink company organised a stall at a carnival where they sold the following quantities of various drinks.

Drinks Pista milk shakes Badam milk shakes Lemonades Cola Apple juice Orange juice
Quantity 60 cartons 50 cartons 70 cartons 80 cartons 40 cartons 50 cartons

Represent these in a bar graph, giving an appropriate key and a caption for the graph.

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The children of a locality plant trees every week. The pictograph below shows the number of trees children plant each week for four weeks.

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Key: 1 Question Image =1 plant.

In which week did they plant more than 5 trees?

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Create a pictograph for the following data.

Fruit Oranges Pineapples Papayas Apples Pomegranates Bananas
Stock 80 30 20 60 60 40

 

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The children of a locality plant trees every week. The pictograph below shows the number of trees children plant each week for four weeks.

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Key: 1 Question Image =1 plant.

How many trees were planted in week 2?

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Draw a pictogram to represent the data showing the different modes of transport used by the students of a school. Choose a suitable scale for the pictogram.

Modes of transport Number of students
Walking 250
Bus 500
Bicycle 100
Car 50

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Draw a pictogram to show the population of a country during certain years. Choose a suitable scale for the pictogram.

Year Population of the country (in millions)
1950 25
1960 50
1970 40
1980 45
1990 55
2000 60

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Draw a pictogram to show the different age groups of people living in an apartment. Choose a suitable scale for the pictogram.

Groups Number
Parents 250
Grandparents 50
Children 125

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Draw a pictogram to show the number of students present in a class of 40 during a week:

Day Students
Monday 36
Tuesday 32
Wednesday 24
Thursday 28
Friday 40

Key: Question Image =4 students and Question Image =2 students

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Draw a pictogram to show the sale of rice in a grocery shop for a week:

Day Weight of rice sold (in kg)
Monday 100
Tuesday 250
Wednesday 150
Thursday 350
Friday 100
Saturday 200

Key: Question Image =10 kg