Draw a Scaled Bar Graph is a free printable Grade 3 math worksheet on drawing a bar graph scaled in fives, then a how-many-fewer question, aligned to Common Core standard 3.MD.B.3. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Draw a bar for each row of the table. Then: How many fewer Frogs than Fish?
2.
Mice
15
Birds
30
Frogs
15
Dogs
5
Each square on the scale stands for 5.
Draw a bar for each row of the table. Then: How many fewer Dogs than Birds?
3.
Rabbits
50
Mice
30
Cats
15
Dogs
25
Each square on the scale stands for 5.
Draw a bar for each row of the table. Then: How many fewer Cats than Rabbits?
4.
Rabbits
10
Cats
30
Horses
25
Mice
50
Each square on the scale stands for 5.
Draw a bar for each row of the table. Then: How many fewer Rabbits than Mice?
LessonPrint · 3.MD.B.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Draw a Scaled Bar Graph
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Horses 30, Fish 45, Frogs 15, Cats 25; 30
2.Mice 15, Birds 30, Frogs 15, Dogs 5; 25
3.Rabbits 50, Mice 30, Cats 15, Dogs 25; 35
4.Rabbits 10, Cats 30, Horses 25, Mice 50; 40
Questions about Draw a Scaled Bar Graph
What does the Draw a Scaled Bar Graph worksheet cover?
It practices drawing a bar graph scaled in fives, then a how-many-fewer question — 4 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3.MD.B.3: Draw and read picture graphs and bar graphs where one picture or one square stands for more than one. The instruction to students is “Draw the bars, then answer the question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Draw a Scaled Bar Graph practice?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.3 — 3.MD.B.3, under Measurement & Data for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step "how many more" and "how many less" problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Draw a Scaled Bar Graph is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3.MD.B.3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Draw a Scaled Bar Graph come with an answer key?
Yes. All 4 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Draw a Scaled Bar Graph can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Draw a Scaled Bar Graph free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Draw a Scaled Bar Graph, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for 3.MD.B.3
Draw and read picture graphs and bar graphs where one picture or one square stands for more than one.