Bar chart: soccer 14, tennis 8, swim 11, chess 5

Step by step

The question

Question: draw a bar chart of soccer 14, tennis 8, swim 11 and chess 5.

Which is the most?

1 Draw the axes

The names go along the bottom.

The numbers go up the side.

The biggest number is 14.

So the side counts in 2s, starting at 0.

Each line on the side is 2 more.

2 Draw the bars

Soccer: 14.

Its bar goes up to 14 on the side.

Tennis: 8.

Swim: 11.

11 is between 10 and 12.

Chess: 5.

5 is between 4 and 6.

All the bars have the same width, with gaps between them.

3 Read the chart

Careful!

The side counts in 2s.

So read the number on the side, not how many squares.

The tallest bar is soccer.

Across to the side: it reaches 14.

So the most is soccer, with 14.

4 Check

Let's check with the numbers: 14 is bigger than all the others.

So it is right!

Let's look back.

First: draw the axes.

Then: draw the bars.

Then: read the chart.

Last: check.