Year 3 Numeracy – Reading Tables and Tally Charts 1
Interactive practice test with 20 questions on reading tables and tally charts, finding the most and least, and comparing amounts, in the style of the Year 3 NAPLAN Numeracy test. 20 minutes.
This tally chart shows the favourite fruit of some children. Which fruit did the most children choose?
| Favourite fruit | Tally |
|---|---|
| Apple | ||||| || |
| Banana | |||| |
| Orange | ||||| |||| |
| Grapes | ||||| |
Look at the tally chart. How many children chose Banana?
| Favourite fruit | Tally |
|---|---|
| Apple | ||||| || |
| Banana | |||| |
| Orange | ||||| |||| |
| Grapes | ||||| |
This table shows the pets children have. Which pet do the fewest children have?
| Pet | Number of children |
|---|---|
| Dog | 8 |
| Cat | 6 |
| Fish | 3 |
| Bird | 5 |
Look at the pet table. How many more children have a dog than a cat?
| Pet | Number of children |
|---|---|
| Dog | 8 |
| Cat | 6 |
| Fish | 3 |
| Bird | 5 |
Count the tally marks. Choose the matching numbers.
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This table shows the weather for two weeks of school. How many days were recorded altogether?
| Weather | Number of days |
|---|---|
| Sunny | 6 |
| Rainy | 3 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
Circle 2 words in the sentence below.
Which 2 tallies show the number 6?
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This table shows how many books some children read. Which two children read the same number of books?
| Child | Books read |
|---|---|
| Ali | 4 |
| Bea | 7 |
| Cy | 2 |
| Dee | 7 |
Mia counted cars going past her school. She saw 7 red cars and 4 blue cars. Choose the missing numbers.
There were 1 more red cars than blue cars.
Altogether there were 2 cars.
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This table shows how many lunch orders the canteen had each day. On which day were there the fewest orders?
| Day | Lunch orders |
|---|---|
| Monday | 12 |
| Tuesday | 9 |
| Wednesday | 15 |
| Thursday | 10 |
Ben is making a tally chart. 5 children chose blue. Which tally should Ben draw for blue?
This table shows animals Kai saw at the zoo. How many animals did he see altogether?
| Animal | Number seen |
|---|---|
| Lions | 3 |
| Monkeys | 9 |
| Seals | 6 |
Circle 2 words in the sentence below.
Which 2 numbers match these tallies: ||||| ||| and ||||| |||||?
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This table shows children's favourite sports. Which sport got 2 more votes than Swimming?
| Sport | Votes |
|---|---|
| Soccer | 8 |
| Netball | 6 |
| Swimming | 4 |
| Cricket | 2 |
Pip counted birds in the park: 4 magpies, 9 parrots and 6 ducks. Choose the missing words.
The most common bird was the 1.
The least common bird was the 2.
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This table shows the number of children in each Year 3 class. Which class has the most children?
| Class | Number of children |
|---|---|
| Year 3A | 24 |
| Year 3B | 26 |
| Year 3C | 25 |
This tally chart shows favourite ice cream flavours. How many fewer children chose Vanilla than Chocolate?
| Ice cream | Tally |
|---|---|
| Chocolate | ||||| ||||| |
| Vanilla | ||||| | |
| Strawberry | ||||| ||| |
Grapes has this many tally marks: ||||| ||||. Leo adds one more tally mark for Grapes. How many votes does Grapes have now?
Circle 2 words in the sentence below.
The library had 8 visitors on Monday, 12 on Tuesday, 9 on Wednesday, 14 on Thursday and 10 on Friday. Which 2 days had more than 10 visitors?
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Year 3 voted for a class pet. Fish got 5 votes and Rabbit got 8 votes. Choose the missing numbers.
Total votes: 1
Rabbit got 2 more votes than Fish.
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