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Grade 2 Math · Chapter 7 · Lesson 8

Practice Worksheet

Line Plots

Marks stacked over a number scale.

10 problems · about 13 minutes · 2.MD.D.9

NameDate

Figure — use these to answer the problems

Each × is one object that measured that length.
456789
Length in centimetres
4 cm1
5 cm3
6 cm4
7 cm2
8 cm0
9 cm1
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

3 problems

  1. From “Bar Graphs”

    Bars of 10 and 6. How many more is the first?

    Answer

  2. From “Picture Graphs”

    5 apples and 8 fish. How many more fish?

    Answer

  3. From “Money Problems”

    Pay 75¢ for a 55¢ item. What is the change?

    Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

3 problems

  1. 2 marks at 4, 5 at 5, 1 at 6. How many things in all?

    Answer

  2. What does one × stand for?

    • One thing that was measured.
    • One centimetre.

  3. 1 mark at 4, 3 at 5, 4 at 6. How many things in all?

    Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

1 problem

  1. 3 marks at 5 and 4 at 6. How many more measured 6?

    Answer

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

3 problems

  1. Can you reorder the numbers on a line plot?

    • No. They are a number scale.
    • Yes. Any order works.

  2. Reading the Plot

    A plot has 4 marks at 6 cm and 2 at 7 cm. How many pencils were 6 or 7 cm?

    Answerpencils

  3. The Empty Column

    A column at 8 cm has no marks. What does that mean?

    • Nothing measured 8 cm.
    • The number 8 was left out.