1st Grade Organizing and Reading Data Test Solutions and Scoring (PDF)
This grade 1 data test answers for 1st Grade covers organizing and reading data (Common Core 1.MD.C.4), with a free PDF to print.
Use this answer key to score the test out of 20 points. Each answer shows the number sentence and a scoring guide. Give part points when the work is right but the answer has a small counting slip.
Grade 1 · Common Core State Standards: 1.MD.C.4
Grade 1 data test answers: worked solutions
Question 1 – Weather tally [2 pts]
- 8 sunny days.
- 3 rainy days.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct count.
Question 2 – Draw tally marks [2 pts]
\(5 + 5 + 2 = 12\). There are 2 groups of five.
Scoring: 1 point for a drawing with 12 lines. 1 point for 2 groups of five.
Question 3 – Recess toys [3 pts]
- Chalk (7 is the biggest number).
- \(7 – 4 = 3\). 3 more
- \(6 + 4 = 10\), then \(10 + 7 = 17\). 17 children
Scoring: 1 point for each part.
Question 4 – Pizza toppings [3 pts]
- 7 children.
- \(5 – 3 = 2\). 2 fewer
- \(5 + 3 = 8\). 8 children
Scoring: 1 point for each part.
Question 5 – Crayon box [2 pts]
\(5 + 7 = 12\). Then \(18 – 12 = 6\).
6 green crayons
Scoring: 1 point for a correct number sentence. 1 point for the answer 6.
Question 6 – Vehicle graph [3 pts]
\(6 – 4 = 2\). 2 more cars
Scoring: 2 points for 4, 6 and 3 circles in the right rows (1 point if only two rows are right). 1 point for the answer 2.
Question 7 – Library books [3 pts]
- True: \(9 – 4 = 5\).
- False: 6 is more than 4.
- False: \(9 + 4 + 6 = 19\).
Scoring: 1 point for each correct answer.
Question 8 – Playground votes [2 pts]
\(5 + 4 = 9\), then \(11 – 9 = 2\). 2 children chose the seesaw.
Swings have 5, slide 4, seesaw 2. Swings got the most.
Scoring: 1 point for 2. 1 point for swings.
Total score
20 points
Key facts behind this grade 1 data test answers
- Data is information we collect, such as votes.
- A tally mark is one line for one vote, and every fifth line crosses four lines.
- In a picture graph, each picture stands for one vote.
- In a bar graph, a taller bar means more votes.
- Add to find the total. Take away to find how many more or how many fewer.
How to use this grade 1 data test answers
Score your test with the point values shown for each question. Then read the worked solution of every question where you lost points and note the method to review.
All Grade 1 chapters: Grade 1 math.
