Unit 21 Statistics, exercise 1
The table shows information about the test scores of a class of children. Write a short paragraph (three or four sentences) describing the statistics. Try to use some of the words from the unit. You could include answers to these questions:
- Are the majority of the class girls/boys?
- What is the average age/score?
- What proportion/percentage of the children passed/failed the test?
Words to learn Unit 21
- average (n)
- calculate (v)
- divide by (phrasal v)
- formula (n) AWL
- fraction (n)
- majority (n) AWL
- mean (n)
- minority (n) AWL
- per cent (n) AWL
- percentage (n) AWL
- proportion (n) AWL
- statistics (n)
- total (n)
- value (n)
| Tom | Anna | Amy | Zac | Eva | Jon | Mira | Ines | Sian | Nik | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Gender | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | F | F | M |
| Test score* | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
* Test scores are out of 10. Students need to score 6/10 to pass the test.