1. Using Graphs to
Analyze
Data

2. Read the question and the four responses
SR3 Test-Taking Method
Study the Graphic
Read the question and the four responses
Return to the graphic again for information
Respond to the question by selecting an answer.

3. Study the Graphic What kind of graph is it?
The line graph shows the heights of water in a container that Manny recorded over a 5-hour period for a science project.
What kind of graph is it?
What does the x-axis represent?
What does each interval represent on the x-axis?

4. Study the Graphic What does the y-axis represent?
The line graph shows the heights of water in a container that Manny recorded over a 5-hour period for a science project.
What does the y-axis represent?
What does each interval represent on the y-axis?
What story is the graph telling you?

5. Read the question and the four responses
If the height of the water continues to decrease as shown, which is closest to its height at 6:00 p.m.?
A cm
B cm
C cm
D cm 6

6. Return to the graphic again for information

7. Respond to the question by selecting an answer.
If the height of the water continues to decrease as shown, which is closest to its height at 6:00 p.m.?
A cm
B cm
C cm
D cm 6

8. Study the Graphic What kind of graph is it?
A store manager displayed the number of bottles of suntan lotion sold during several months in this bar graph.
What kind of graph is it?
What does the x-axis represent?
What does each interval represent on the x-axis?

9. Study the Graphic What does the y-axis represent?
A store manager displayed the number of bottles of suntan lotion sold during several months in this bar graph.
What does the y-axis represent?
What does each interval represent on the y-axis?
What story is the graph telling you?

10. Read the question and the four responses
What percent of the total number of bottles of suntan lotion sold in June, July, and August was sold in July?
A 30%
B 32%
C 40%
D 48% 6

11. Return to the graphic again for information

12. Respond to the question by selecting an answer.
What percent of the total number of bottles of suntan lotion sold in June, July, and August was sold in July?
A 30%
B 32%
C 40%
D 48% 6