Year 4 Statistics
End-of-Strand Assessment Mark Scheme
Answer Assessment Focus Possible Misconceptions
1. 2 marks a) 70 Interpret discrete data Children may struggle to read and interpret information when it is
using appropriate graphical presented in a bar chart.
1 mark for four or five The bar on the graph is halfway between
methods, including
correct answers 60 and 80. They may not understand the term ‘difference’.
time graphs.
2 marks for all six b) Tuesday
correct answers Children may find it difficult to find the value of a point, especially when it
c) 50 is between the marked intervals.
d) Monday and Wednesday Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Solving Problems using
Data from a Bar Chart.
e) It is the weekend. No school and many
people are not at work.
2. 2 marks = 10 Use a greater range of scales Children may struggle to work out the value of the symbol from the
in their representations. given data.
1 mark for a)
They may misunderstand the data shown in pictogram form.
1 mark for b)
Children may be unsure of using half of the symbol to represent 5.
Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Solving Problems using
Data from a Pictogram.
penguin monkey flamingo lion
3. 1 mark Present discrete data Children may find it difficult to read and interpret information presented
using appropriate graphical in tables.
methods, including bar charts.
They may be unsure how to accurately transfer information from a table
to a bar chart.
Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Solving Problems Using
Data from a Table.
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Answer Assessment Focus Possible Misconceptions
4. 2 marks a) blue Interpret discrete data Children may struggle to read and interpret the data shown in bar charts.
using appropriate graphical
1 mark for three b) yellow They may not understand terms such as ‘most popular’, ‘least popular’
methods, including bar charts.
correct answers and ‘altogether’.
c) 40
2 marks for all four Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Solving Problems using
correct answers d) 8 Data from a Bar Chart.
5. 2 marks a) Present continuous data Children may struggle to read and interpret information when it is
using appropriate graphical presented in tables.
1 mark for one or two
methods, including
correct answers Use the Year 3 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Interpreting Information
time graphs.
in a Table.
2 marks for all three
correct answers They may be unsure of how to transfer data from a table to a line graph.
Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Creating a Time Graph.
Children may find it challenging to read and interpret a line graph,
especially the points that are further away from each axis.
Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Reading Information from a
b) 12°C Time Graph.
c) 12-2 p.m.
6. 2 marks a) 21 Understand a greater range of Children may struggle to understand the data shown in pictograms.
scales in representations.
1 mark for four or five b) Friday They may be unsure of using half of the symbol to represent 3.
correct answers
39 Use the Year 3 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Interpreting Information in
2 marks for all six a Pictogram.
correct answers c) 48
Children may not understand terms such as ‘most’, ‘fewer’ and
d) 18 ‘altogether’.
e) 72 Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Solving Problems using
Data from a Pictogram.
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Answer Assessment Focus Possible Misconceptions
7. 2 marks a) 60 Solve comparison problems Children may struggle to interpret data shown in table form.
using information presented in
1 mark for one or two b) ¼ of the birds spotted were robins. They may be unsure of terms such as ‘fewer’, ‘¼’ and ‘total’.
bar charts, pictograms, tables
correct answers
and other graphs. Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Solving Problems Using
c) 13 fewer ducks were spotted
2 marks for all three Data from a Table.
than herons.
correct answers
8. 2 marks Present discrete data Children may struggle to read and interpret the data shown in bar charts.
using appropriate graphical
1 mark for two or three They may not be confident with using inference skills.
methods, including
correct answers
time graphs. Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Solving Problems using
2 marks for all four Data from a Bar Chart.
correct answers
Children may struggle to read and interpret the data shown in pictograms.
They may not be confident with using inference skills.
Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Solving Problems using
Data from a Pictogram.
9. 2 marks a) 7:30 p.m. Solve sum problems using Children may not understand the data shown in tables.
information presented in bar
1 mark for two or three b) 11 a.m. They may be unsure of terms such as ‘highest’, ‘lowest’ and ‘how
charts, pictograms, tables and
correct answer many more’.
other graphs.
c) 223
2 marks for all four Children may not know which calculation to complete to answer the
correct answers d) 995 question.
Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Solving Problems Using
Data from a Table.
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10. 2 marks a) 350m Interpret continuous data Children may struggle to read and interpret a line graph.
using appropriate graphical
1 mark for three or four b) 25-30m They may not be confident with using inference skills.
methods, time graphs.
correct answers
They did not cover any distance. Children may find it difficult to find the value of a point when it is between
2 marks for all five the marked intervals.
correct answers c) 550m
Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention : Reading Information from
d) 20 minutes a Time Graph.
11. 2 marks a) week 5 Solve difference problems Children may struggle to read and interpret the data shown in bar charts.
using information presented in
1 mark for two or three b) 23 They may not be confident with using inference skills.
bar charts, pictograms, tables
correct answers
c) 11 and other graphs. Children may be unsure of terms such as ‘fewer’, ‘how many more’ and
2 marks for all four ‘total’.
correct answers d) 130
Use the Year 4 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Solving Problems using
Data from a Bar Chart.
12. 2 marks Begin to relate the graphical Children may struggle to read and interpret the data shown in line
representation of data to graph form.
1 mark for one
recording change over time.
correct answer They may be unsure when asked to use their inference skills.
2 marks for all three Children may find it difficult to solve problems which involve comparing
correct answers different units of measure.
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