Grade 6 Maths Worksheets – Statistics
and Probability
Worksheet 1: Categorical Data
1. Survey your class on their favourite fruit (e.g., apple, banana, mango, orange). Record
the data in a table.
2. How many students like apples the most?
3. Which fruit is least popular?
4. Create a tally chart using the data.
Worksheet 2: Dot Plots
1. The number of books read by 10 students last month: 3, 5, 2, 4, 3, 6, 2, 5, 4, 3
a. Draw a dot plot to represent the data.
b. What is the most common number of books read?
Worksheet 3: Pictographs
1. The table shows the number of pets owned by students in a class:
| Type of Pet | Number of Students |
|-------------|--------------------|
| Dog |6 |
| Cat |4 |
| Fish |8 |
| Bird |2 |
(Use one picture of a pet to represent 2 students.)
a. Draw a pictograph using the key.
b. How many more students have fish than birds?
Worksheet 4: Column Graphs
1. The following data shows the number of goals scored by a football team in 5 matches:
Match 1 – 2 goals
Match 2 – 3 goals
Match 3 – 1 goal
Match 4 – 4 goals
Match 5 – 3 goals
a. Construct a column graph.
b. Which match had the most goals?
Worksheet 5: Pie Charts
1. A group of students chose their favorite sport:
| Sport | Number of Students |
|------------|--------------------|
| Soccer | 12 |
| Basketball | 8 |
| Cricket | 10 |
| Tennis | 6 |
a. Calculate the angle for each category.
b. Draw a pie chart.
c. Which is the most popular sport?
Worksheet 6: Numerical Data
1. Record the heights (in cm) of 10 students in your class.
2. What is the tallest and shortest height?
3. Find the range.
Worksheet 7: Measuring the Centre of a Data Set
Given the ages of students: 11, 12, 12, 13, 11, 12, 14, 13
a. Find the mean, median, and mode.
b. Which measure best represents the data?
Worksheet 8: Line Graphs
1. The temperature over 5 days was:
Monday: 20°C
Tuesday: 22°C
Wednesday: 24°C
Thursday: 23°C
Friday: 25°C
a. Draw a line graph to show the temperature changes.
b. On which day was it the coolest?
Worksheet 9: Travel Graphs
1. A car journey:
| Time (hrs) | Distance (km) |
|------------|----------------|
|0 |0 |
|1 | 50 |
|2 | 100 |
|3 | 100 |
|4 | 150 |
a. Draw a travel graph.
b. During which time was the car not moving?
c. What was the total distance covered?
Worksheet 10: Conversion Graphs
1. Use the following conversion graph for km to miles (sample graph provided
separately).
a. Convert 10 km to miles.
b. Convert 25 km to miles.
c. If a trip is 50 miles, how many kilometers is it?
Worksheet 11: Describing Probability
1. Circle the correct word for each event:
a. It will rain tomorrow – (Certain / Likely / Unlikely / Impossible)
b. A tossed coin lands heads – (Certain / Likely / Even Chance / Impossible)
c. Drawing a red card from a standard deck – (Likely / Unlikely / Even Chance)
Worksheet 12: Assigning Numbers to Probabilities
1. Write the probability as a fraction, decimal and percentage:
a. Rolling a 4 on a dice
b. Picking a red marble from a bag with 3 red and 2 blue marbles
c. Tossing heads on a coin
Worksheet 13: Mixed Practice – Statistics and Probability
1. The table shows the favorite ice cream flavors of 20 students:
| Flavor | Number of Students |
|------------|--------------------|
| Chocolate | 6 |
| Vanilla | 5 |
| Strawberry | 4 |
| Mint |5 |
a. Create a column graph for the data.
b. Which flavor is the most popular?
c. What percentage of students chose vanilla?
2. A bag contains 3 red, 4 blue, and 3 green marbles.
a. What is the probability of picking a green marble?
b. What is the probability of not picking a red marble?
3. Temperatures over 6 days were: 18°C, 20°C, 22°C, 21°C, 19°C, 20°C.
a. Find the mean temperature.
b. What is the mode?
c. Draw a line graph to show the changes in temperature.
4. The following data shows distances (in km) walked by 5 students: 2, 3.5, 4, 2.5, 3
a. What is the median distance?
b. Create a dot plot for the data.
5. Describe each event as certain, likely, unlikely, or impossible:
a. The sun will rise tomorrow.
b. Rolling a 7 on a standard dice.
c. Picking a green marble from a bag of only green marbles.
