Varied Fluency

Step 2: Draw Line Graphs

National Curriculum Objectives:

Mathematics Year 6: (6S1) Interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs and use
these to solve problems

Differentiation:
Developing Questions to support drawing line graphs with 1 set of data. Axes in multiples
of 2, 5 and 10. All axes labelled on templates.
Expected Questions to support drawing line graphs with 1 or 2 sets of data. Axes in varying
scales. Most axes labelled on templates.
Greater Depth Questions to support drawing line graphs with 2 sets of data. Axes in varying
scales. Axes not labelled on templates.

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1a. The table and line graph show the average UK temperatures for the first 6 months of
2017. Plot the missing information on the line graph and table below.

Temperature Average UK Temperatures in 2017

Month o
16
( C)

Temperature (˚C)
14
January
12
4 10
5 8
6
April 7 4
May 11 2
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
June
Month
D VF

2a. The line graph below shows how tall Jack grew over 11 years in cm. Fill in the
missing axes and titles.

140

120

100

80

60
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

D
VF

3a. The table shows how tall a sunflower grew over two weeks. Create a line graph to
represent this data. A template is provided below.

Day Height (cm)

2 1 16
14
4 4 12
6 7 10
8
8 9 6
4
10 11 2
12 13 0
2 4 6 8 10 12 14
14 15
D VF

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1b. The table and line graph show the distance Bethany walked on a hike. Plot the
missing information on the line graph and table below.

Distance Walked in 6 Hours

Time Distance (km)
30

Distance (km)
5 25
14:00 20
15
16:00 15 10
20 5

18:00 25 0
13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00
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2b. The line graph below shows the number of Hando’s restaurants in the UK from 1998
– 2018. Fill in the missing axes and titles.

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

D
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3b. The table shows the average rainfall in the UK from 2011 – 2017. Create a line
graph to represent this data. A template is provided below.

Year Rainfall (cm)

2011 100 120
2012 120 100
80
2013 110
60
2014 115 40
2015 105 20
2016 115 0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2017 120
D VF

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4a. The table and line graph show the average UK temperatures for the last 6 months
of 2017. Plot the missing information on the line graph and table below.

Temperature Average UK Temperatures in 2017

Month o
( C)

Temperature (˚C)
18
July 15
August 12
9
14
6
10 3
November 7 0
July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
December
Month
E VF

5a. The line graphs below show how tall Jordan and Ellie grew over 11 years in cm.
Ellie is 6 years older than Jordan. Fill in the missing axes and titles.

150
175
135
160
120
145
105

130
90

75 115

60 100
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

E
VF

6a. The table shows how far Sid walked each day for a week. Create a line graph to
represent this data. A template is provided below.

Day Distance (km)

Monday 2.8 6
Tuesday 3.1 5
4
Wednesday 2.8
3
Thursday 2.8
2
Friday 3.0 1
Saturday 5.6 0
Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
Sunday 5.9
E VF

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4b. The table and line graph show the distance Max and Oli walked during the school
week. Plot the missing information on the line graph and table below.
Distance Walked in a School Week
Distance (m)
3,000
3000
Day Max Oli
2,500
2500

Distance (m)
2,000 2,000
2,000
2000
Tuesday 1,500
Wednesday 2,500 1,500
1500
Max
1,000 1000
1,000
Oli
Friday 500
500
Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri
E
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5b. The line graphs below show time taken by Kyle and Lindsay to finish 5 laps of a
park in seconds. Kyle is on a bicycle. Fill in the missing axes and titles.

320 320
280 280
240 240
200 200
160 160
120 120
80 80
40 40
0 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

E
VF

6b. The table shows how many 20p coins two friends saved over 6 months. Create a
line graph to represent this data. A template is provided below.

20p coins saved

Month Angela Jennifer

30
Series1
1 25 20 25
20
2 10 5
15
3 20 10 10
5
4 20 25
0
5 5 10 1 2 3 4 5 6

6 10 10
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7a. The table and line graph show the average UK temperatures for the first 6 months in
2016 and 2017. Plot the missing information on the line graph and table below.
o
Temperature C

Month 2016 2017 18

15
February 4 5 12
5 9
2016
April 8 6
2017
12 3
0
June
Jan Feb March April May June
GD VF

8a. The line graphs below show the changes in Sofia and Sohan’s weight in kg in 2011
and 2012. Sofia is and adult and Sohan is a child. Fill in the missing axes and titles.

2011 54 2011
68
51
65 2012 2012
48
62 45
59 42
39
56
36
53 33
50 30
July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

GD
VF

9a. The table below shows how far 2 space shuttles travelled over 168 days. Create a
line graph to represent this data. A template is provided below.

1,200,000
Distance (km)
1,100,000
1,000,000
Day Shuttle 1 Shuttle 2 900,000
800,000
28 280,500 200,000 700,000
600,000
56 561,000 450,500
500,000
84 841,000 675,000 400,000
300,000
112 1,112,500 980,500 200,000
28 56 84 112

GD VF

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7b. The table and line graph show the amount of steps two friends took in a week. Plot
the missing information on the line graph and table below.
Steps (Nearest 1,000)
Julie
Day Julie Abdul 18,000 Abdul
Monday 10,000 11,000 15,000
Tuesday 7,000 12,000
13,000 9,000
Thursday 12,000
6,000
11,000
3,000
Saturday 18,000 Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
GD Sunday VF

8b. The line graphs below show the growth of two plants over a week in cm. One
graph shows a week in summer, the other shows a week in winter. Fill in the missing
axes and titles.

40 Plant 1 40 Plant 1
35 35
Plant 2 Plant 2
30 30
25 25
20 20
15 15
10 10
5 5
0 0
Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

GD
VF

9b. The table below shows the distance swam by two swimmers in 35 minutes. Create
a line graph to represent this data. A template is provided below.

Distance (m)
5,000
Time Swimmer Swimmer 4,500
(minutes) 1 2 4,000
3,500
5 800 700 3,000
10 1,500 1,500 2,500
2,000
15 2,000 2,200 1,500
20 2,600 2,700 1,000
500
25 3,200 3,400 0
30 3,900 4,000 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

GD 35 4,600 4,600 VF

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1a. 1b.
Temperature Time Distance (km)
Month o
( C) 13:00 5
January 5 14:00 10
February 4
15:00 15
March 5
April 7 16:00 15
May 11 17:00 20
June 14 18:00 25
Average UK Temperatures in Distance Walked in 6 Hours
2017 30
16
Temperature (˚C)

14 25

Distance (km)
12 20
10 15
8
6 10
4 5
2 0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00
Month Time

2a. Jack’s Height over 11 Years 2b. Number of Hando’s Restaurants in the UK

140 400
350
120
Height (cm)

300
Restaurants
Number of

100 250
200
80
150
60 100
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 50
0
Age

Year

3a. A Sunflower’s Height over 2 Weeks 3b. Average Rainfall in the UK

120
16
14 100
Rainfall (cm)
Height (cm)

12 80
10
60
8
6 40
4 20
2
0
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Days Year

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4a. 4b. Distance (m)
Temperature
Month o
( C) Day Max Oli
July 17 Monday 2,000 2,000
August 16
Tuesday 1,000 1,500
September 14
Wednesday 2,500 2,000
October 10
November 7 Thursday 1,000 2,500
December 5 Friday 2,500 2,000

Average UK Temperatures in 2017 Distance Walked in a School Week

3500
Temperature (˚C)

18

Distance (m)
15
12 2500
9
6 1500
Max
3
Oli
0 500
July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri
Month Day
5a. 5b.

Jordan’s Height Ellie’s Height Lindsay’s Lap Times Kyle’s Lap Times
over 11 Years over 11 Years around the Park around the Park
150 175 320 320
135 280 280
Time (seconds)

Time (seconds)
Height (cm)

Height (cm)

160 240 240

120
145 200 200
105 160 160
90 130 120
120
75 115 80 80
60 100 40 40
0 0
4 6 8 10 12 14 10 12 14 16 18 20
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Age Age
Lap Lap

6a. 6b.
Distance Walked by Sid in a Week Number of 20p Coins Saved over 6 Months
Number of 20p Coins

6
30 Angela
Distance (km)

5
25 Jennifer
4 20
3 15
2 10
1 5
0 0
Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6

Day Month

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7a. o 7b.
Temperature C Steps (Nearest 1,000)
Month 2016 2017 Day Julie Abdul
January 3 4 Monday 10,000 11,000
February 4 5 Tuesday 7,000 10,000
March 5 7 Wednesday 11,000 13,000
April 7 8 Thursday 12,000 14,000
May 12 12 Friday 9,000 11,000
June 13 15 Saturday 18,000 16,000
Sunday 6,000 8,000
Average UK Temperatures in 2016 and Number of Steps Taken in a Week
2017
18 Julie
18,000
Temperature (˚C)

Abdul
Number of steps
15 15,000
12
12,000
9
2016 9,000
6
2017
3 6,000
0 3,000
Jan Feb March April May June Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
Month Day

8a. 8b.
Sofia’s Change in Weight in Sohan’s Change in Weight The Growth of 2 Plants The Growth of 2 Plants
2011 and 2012 in 2011 and 2012 in Winter in Summer
40 40
68
2011 54 2011 Plant 1 Plant 1
35 Height (cm) 35
Weight (kg)

Height (cm)
Weight (kg)

51
65 2012 2012 30 Plant 2 30 Plant 2
48
25 25
62 45
20 20
42
59 15 15
39
56 10 10
36
5 5
53 33
0 0
30
50
July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Month Month Day Day

9a. 9b.
Distance Travelled by 2 Space Distance Swam by 2
Shuttles Swimmers
Distance (km)

1,200,000 Shuttle 1 5,000

1,100,000 4,500
Distance (m)

1,000,000 Shuttle 2 4,000

900,000 3,500
800,000 3,000
700,000 2,500
600,000 2,000
500,000 Swimmer 1
400,000 1,500
300,000 1,000 Swimmer 2
200,000 500
0
28 56 84 112
5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Month Time (minutes)

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