Free worksheets · Grade 2
Read a Bar Graph Worksheet
Read four bar graphs to answer how many, how many in all, and how many more, with room to work out each answer.
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Read a Bar Graph
4 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: Read the labels under the bars. Find the bar the question names and read across to the number at its top. To find how many more, subtract the smaller number from the bigger one. To find how many in all, add every bar.
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About this worksheet
A bar graph shows how many of each kind there are. Second graders read the bars and use them to add and compare.
"How many more" questions are subtraction in disguise: find both bars, then take the shorter from the longer.
A worked example
Swim has 9 children. Dance has 2. How many more swim than dance?
- Find the swim bar and read across: 9.
- Find the dance bar and read across: 2.
- How many more means subtract: 9 − 2 = 7.
Answer: 7
The common mistake
What it looks like: Answering 9, the height of the taller bar.
Why it happens: The child answers "how many swim?" instead of comparing the two bars.
How to fix it: Underline "how many more" in the question, and read both bars before writing anything.
Ten minutes a day, on paper. We plan what comes next.
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