Pictograph Examples with Answers
Pictograph Examples with Answers
What is a Pictograph?
A pictograph (or pictogram) is a way of representing data using images or symbols. Each image or symbol in a pictograph stands for a certain number of items, making it easier to visualize data at a glance. Pictographs are especially useful for young learners as they turn numbers into something more tangible and engaging.
Example 1: Favorite Fruits
Let’s say we surveyed a group of 20 kids about their favorite fruits, and the results were as follows:
- Apple: 8 kids
- Banana: 5 kids
- Orange: 4 kids
- Grapes: 3 kids
Step 1: Create the Pictograph Key
We’ll choose a symbol to represent the fruits. Let’s say each 🍎 (apple) represents 2 kids.
Step 2: Draw the Pictograph
| Fruit | Number of Kids | Pictograph |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | 8 | 🍎🍎🍎🍎 |
| Banana | 5 | 🍌🍌🍌(half) |
| Orange | 4 | 🍊🍊 |
| Grapes | 3 | 🍇🍇(half) |
Step 3: Explain the Pictograph
- Apple: Each apple represents 2 kids. So, 4 apples mean 8 kids like apples.
- Banana: Each banana represents 2 kids, and a half banana represents 1 kid. So, 2.5 bananas mean 5 kids like bananas.
- Orange: 2 oranges represent 4 kids.
- Grapes: 1.5 grapes represent 3 kids.
Example 2: Number of Books Read by Students
Suppose a teacher wants to show how many books were read by five students in a week.
- Alice: 6 books
- Bob: 4 books
- Cathy: 8 books
- David: 10 books
- Eve: 2 books
Step 1: Create the Pictograph Key
Let’s choose 📚 (a book) to represent 2 books.
Step 2: Draw the Pictograph
| Student | Number of Books | Pictograph |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | 6 | 📚📚📚 |
| Bob | 4 | 📚📚 |
| Cathy | 8 | 📚📚📚📚 |
| David | 10 | 📚📚📚📚📚 |
| Eve | 2 | 📚 |
Step 3: Explain the Pictograph
- Alice: 3 books symbols mean Alice read 6 books.
- Bob: 2 book symbols mean Bob read 4 books.
- Cathy: 4 book symbols mean Cathy read 8 books.
- David: 5 book symbols mean David read 10 books.
- Eve: 1 book symbol means Eve read 2 books.
Example 3: Types of Pets Owned by Students
Let’s survey how many students own different types of pets:
- Dogs: 12 students
- Cats: 6 students
- Rabbits: 9 students
- Fish: 3 students
Step 1: Create the Pictograph Key
We’ll use 🐾 (a paw print) to represent 3 students.
Step 2: Draw the Pictograph
| Pet | Number of Students | Pictograph |
|---|---|---|
| Dogs | 12 | 🐾🐾🐾🐾 |
| Cats | 6 | 🐾🐾 |
| Rabbits | 9 | 🐾🐾🐾 |
| Fish | 3 | 🐾 |
Step 3: Explain the Pictograph
- Dogs: 4 paw prints represent 12 students.
- Cats: 2 paw prints represent 6 students.
- Rabbits: 3 paw prints represent 9 students.
- Fish: 1 paw print represents 3 students.
Example 4: Ice Cream Flavors
Imagine we surveyed a group of 30 people about their favorite ice cream flavors, and the results were as follows:
- Vanilla: 10 people
- Chocolate: 12 people
- Strawberry: 6 people
- Mint: 2 people
Step 1: Create the Pictograph Key
We’ll use 🍦 (an ice cream cone) to represent 2 people.
Step 2: Draw the Pictograph
| Ice Cream Flavor | Number of People | Pictograph |
|---|---|---|
| Vanilla | 10 | 🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦 |
| Chocolate | 12 | 🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦 |
| Strawberry | 6 | 🍦🍦🍦 |
| Mint | 2 | 🍦 |
Step 3: Explain the Pictograph
- Vanilla: 5 ice cream cones represent 10 people.
- Chocolate: 6 ice cream cones represent 12 people.
- Strawberry: 3 ice cream cones represent 6 people.
- Mint: 1 ice cream cone represents 2 people.
Conclusion
This pictograph shows the favorite ice cream flavors of the surveyed group. It’s easy to see that chocolate is the most popular flavor, followed by vanilla, strawberry, and mint. The pictograph helps to quickly compare how many people prefer each flavor using the simple visual of an ice cream cone to represent 2 people.
Example 5: Modes of Transport to School
Let’s say we surveyed 40 students about how they get to school. The results are as follows:
- Bus: 20 students
- Bicycle: 10 students
- Walking: 6 students
- Car: 4 students
Step 1: Create the Pictograph Key
We’ll use 🚍 (a bus symbol) to represent 4 students.
Step 2: Draw the Pictograph
| Mode of Transport | Number of Students | Pictograph |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 20 | 🚍🚍🚍🚍🚍 |
| Bicycle | 10 | 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲 |
| Walking | 6 | 🚶🚶🚶 (half) |
| Car | 4 | 🚗 |
Step 3: Explain the Pictograph
- Bus: 5 bus symbols represent 20 students.
- Bicycle: 5 bicycle symbols represent 10 students.
- Walking: 3.5 walking symbols represent 6 students (3 full + 1 half).
- Car: 1 car symbol represents 4 students.
Example 6: Weekly Sales of a Bakery
A bakery records the sales of different types of bread over a week:
- Baguette: 15 loaves
- Sourdough: 20 loaves
- Whole Wheat: 10 loaves
- Rye: 5 loaves
Step 1: Create the Pictograph Key
Let’s use 🍞 (a loaf of bread) to represent 5 loaves.
Step 2: Draw the Pictograph
| Type of Bread | Number of Loaves Sold | Pictograph |
|---|---|---|
| Baguette | 15 | 🍞🍞🍞 |
| Sourdough | 20 | 🍞🍞🍞🍞 |
| Whole Wheat | 10 | 🍞🍞 |
| Rye | 5 | 🍞 |
Step 3: Explain the Pictograph
- Baguette: 3 bread symbols represent 15 loaves.
- Sourdough: 4 bread symbols represent 20 loaves.
- Whole Wheat: 2 bread symbols represent 10 loaves.
- Rye: 1 bread symbol represents 5 loaves.
Example 7: Number of Books in Different Genres
Let’s consider a library with the following number of books in different genres:
- Fiction: 30 books
- Non-Fiction: 20 books
- Science: 15 books
- History: 10 books
Step 1: Create the Pictograph Key
We’ll use 📚 (a book symbol) to represent 5 books.
Step 2: Draw the Pictograph
| Genre | Number of Books | Pictograph |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction | 30 | 📚📚📚📚📚📚 |
| Non-Fiction | 20 | 📚📚📚📚 |
| Science | 15 | 📚📚📚 |
| History | 10 | 📚📚 |
Step 3: Explain the Pictograph
- Fiction: 6 book symbols represent 30 books.
- Non-Fiction: 4 book symbols represent 20 books.
- Science: 3 book symbols represent 15 books.
- History: 2 book symbols represent 10 books.
Example 8: Favorite Sports of Students
Imagine a survey where students were asked about their favorite sports:
- Soccer: 25 students
- Basketball: 15 students
- Tennis: 10 students
- Swimming: 5 students
Step 1: Create the Pictograph Key
We’ll use ⚽️ (a soccer ball symbol) to represent 5 students.
Step 2: Draw the Pictograph
| Sport | Number of Students | Pictograph |
|---|---|---|
| Soccer | 25 | ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ |
| Basketball | 15 | 🏀🏀🏀 |
| Tennis | 10 | 🎾🎾 |
| Swimming | 5 | 🏊♂️ |
Step 3: Explain the Pictograph
- Soccer: 5 soccer ball symbols represent 25 students.
- Basketball: 3 basketball symbols represent 15 students.
- Tennis: 2 tennis ball symbols represent 10 students.
- Swimming: 1 swimming symbol represents 5 students.
Conclusion
Pictographs are a great way to visually represent data, making it easy for kids to understand and compare information. By using simple symbols and a key, pictographs turn numbers into meaningful images that can be easily interpreted.