Last updated: October 22, 2026 · Written by the Math Made Easy math teachers
Looking for a statistical questions and data displays quiz? Then this Grade 6 quiz on Asking Statistical Questions and Showing Data asks 10 multiple-choice questions with instant feedback.
Ten multiple-choice questions on statistical questions, dot plots, histograms and box plots. Choose one answer for each, then read the explanation. Read the labels on each display before answering.
Standards: 6.SP.A.1, 6.SP.A.2, 6.SP.B.4, 6.SP.B.5a, 6.SP.B.5b · Level: Grade 6
What this Asking Statistical Questions and Showing Data quiz checks
- A statistical question anticipates variability in the answers.
- A dot plot shows every value; a histogram groups values into intervals.
- A box plot is drawn from the minimum, Q1, median, Q3 and maximum.
- Describe a distribution by its center, spread and shape.
The 10 questions of the quiz
- Which question is statistical?
- Which question is NOT statistical?
- How many data values does this dot plot show?
- How many values are in the interval 10–19?
- What does a box plot show?
- About what percent of the data lies between Q1 and Q3 in a box plot?
- In “the masses, in grams, of 8 mice,” what is the unit of measure?
- Which display shows the exact value of every observation in a small data set?
- What is the median shown in this box plot?
- Most values lie on the left and a few large values trail off to the right. How is the shape described?
After the quiz
Missed a question? Reread the Asking Statistical Questions and Showing Data lesson, then take the quiz again. Next, solve the Grade 6 worksheet on Asking Statistical Questions and Showing Data, one star first, then two and three stars. Finally, take the chapter test under real conditions, without notes and with a timer.
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