Real-World Line Graph Examples for Grade 5 Math

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 📈 A line graph shows how data changes over time.
• 🔢 The horizontal axis (x-axis) usually shows time periods (days, months, years).
• 📊 The vertical axis (y-axis) usually shows the amount or quantity being measured.
• 📍 Each point on the graph represents a specific data value at a specific time.
• 📏 You can read a line graph to find the value at any point in time.
• 💡 To interpret a line graph, look for trends: Is the line going up (increasing), going down (decreasing), or staying flat (no change)?
• 📝 Always read the title and labels to understand what the graph is about!

Practice Quiz

1. A line graph is best used to show:
   1. The different parts of a whole.
   2. How data changes over time.
   3. Comparisons between categories.
   4. Percentages of different groups.
2. The horizontal axis of a line graph typically represents:
   1. The quantity being measured.
   2. The title of the graph.
   3. Time periods.
   4. The person who created the graph.
3. What does a point on a line graph represent?
   1. The average value.
   2. A data value at a specific time.
   3. The total amount.
   4. The difference between the highest and lowest values.
4. If the line on a line graph is going up, it means the data is:
   1. Decreasing.
   2. Staying the same.
   3. Increasing.
   4. Becoming zero.
5. What is the first thing you should do when looking at a line graph?
   1. Calculate the average.
   2. Read the title and labels.
   3. Find the highest point.
   4. Look for the lowest point.
6. A line graph shows the daily temperature for a week. On which day was the temperature the highest if the line is at its highest point on Wednesday?
   1. Monday
   2. Tuesday
   3. Wednesday
   4. Thursday
7. A line graph shows the number of books read by students each month. If the line goes down from March to April, what does this mean?
   1. Students read more books in April than in March.
   2. Students read the same number of books in both months.
   3. Students read fewer books in April than in March.
   4. The number of students increased.