Reading the Whole Page: Text and Visuals Together

English · Reading Comprehension · ages 9-10

Name ______________________ Date ____________

A weather article says one spring month had more rainy days than the others. Its chart shows March 4, April 7 and May 2 rainy days. Which month had the most rainy days?
- March
- April
- May
An article says 'sales went up in the fall.' A nearby chart gives each month's sales total. What does the chart add?
- The number of sales recorded each month
- The reasons customers bought more during the fall
- The names of all customers who bought something
Before interpreting a graph's numbers, check what its labels say is being counted or measured.
Circle one: True False
Which visual would best show the order in which historical events happened?
- A photograph of one building at one moment
- A timeline with events and their dates
- A chart comparing people's favourite colours
A science article has a diagram of the water cycle. An arrow is drawn from the cloud down to the ground. That arrow shows which way the water is moving.
Circle one: True False
A chart in an article about a book fair shows sales using small book symbols. The key says one book symbol stands for 2 books sold. Monday's row has 3 book symbols. How many books were sold on Monday?
- 3 books
- 5 books
- 6 books
A pet table has one row per animal and columns headed 'Food per day' and 'Hours of sleep'. How do you find a rabbit's daily food amount?
- Follow the rabbit row to the 'Food per day' column
- Read every animal's sleep value and choose the largest number
- Add every animal's food amount and use that total for the rabbit
A bicycle diagram has lines joining 'frame', 'chain' and 'pedal' to different bicycle parts. What do those labels tell you?
- The factory and materials used to make each part
- The order in which a mechanic should repair the parts
- The name of the part each line points to
A report on a can drive says 'every month collected more cans than the month before.' A bar chart shows cans collected: June 20, July 35, August 30. What do you notice when you read the words and the chart together?
- The sentence matches because August collected more cans than June
- August's count fell, so the sentence and chart disagree
- The sources cannot be compared because one uses words and one uses bars
A library article says borrowing is popular. Its chart shows books borrowed: Class A 8, Class B 5, Class C 8. Which question can this chart answer?
- Which classes borrowed the most books
- What caused Class B to borrow fewer books than the others
- Whether readers enjoyed the books that they borrowed

Answer key

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April · April had 7 rainy days, more than March's 4 or May's 2.
The number of sales recorded each month · The sentence describes a rise without numbers. The chart supplies monthly sales totals.
True · Labels tell you what the values represent. The same number can describe different quantities.
A timeline with events and their dates · A timeline puts events in date order.
True · Labels on a diagram give names. Arrows give direction, so an arrow from cloud to ground shows the water travelling down.
6 books · Each symbol is worth 2 books, and 3 symbols make 2 plus 2 plus 2, which is 6 books.
Follow the rabbit row to the 'Food per day' column · Use both clues: the rabbit row and the food column. Their meeting point gives the required value.
The name of the part each line points to · Each label names the part connected to it by a line.
August's count fell, so the sentence and chart disagree · The sentence claims an increase every month. The chart falls from 35 in July to 30 in August, so the accounts disagree.
Which classes borrowed the most books · The counts show Classes A and C tied at 8. They do not give reasons or opinions.