3rd Grade Scaled Bar Graphs Worksheet
Read a bar graph where the scale goes up by 5, then answer questions — including how many more and how many in all.
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- Centers
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- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Math
- Skill
- Data & Graphs
- Topic
- reading a scaled bar graph
- Difficulty
- Standard
- Time
- 14 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
- Best for
- homework, centers, review, test prep
Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will read a scaled bar graph (scale of 2 or 5) and solve one- and two-step problems about the data.
- Reading a scale that counts by 5
- Finding exact values from bars
- Solving one- and two-step graph questions
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Reading a scale that skips
A scaled bar graph looks like a regular bar graph, but the number axis counts by more than one — here, by 5. So each gridline is worth 5, and a bar reaching the third line shows 15. Reading the scale first, before any bar, is the whole skill.
How to use it
Have students read the side numbers first and notice the jump (by 5). Then read each bar against the scale. “How many more” is subtraction; “in all” is addition. Builds on reading bar graphs and picture graphs.
👩🏫 Teacher note
The scale jumps by 5, so each gridline is 5, not 1. Have students read the number axis carefully before reading any bar.
🏠 Parent note
Look at the side numbers — they go up by 5. Read each bar against those numbers.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Reading the scale by ones instead of by the scale value
- Misreading a bar that ends between gridlines
Answer Key
Each answer is read from the scaled bar graph.
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