Frequency Tables

Sample Frequency Tables questions

A few of the 48 questions, from easier to harder. Choose your exam board and tier to practise them, with every answer marked.

1. Question 11 markGrade 2-3
   $24$ people were asked about which day of the week they do most exercise. The frequency table shows the results:

   Category	Frequency
   Monday	4
   Wednesday	6
   Friday	5
   Saturday	9

   Write down the frequency for "Saturday".
   Show the worked solution

   Read the frequency directly from the table for "Saturday": $9$

What are the common mistakes in Frequency Tables?

When a pupil makes one of these on Revision Workshop, the marking engine names the mistake and explains it, instead of just marking the answer wrong.

• Swaps the highest and lowest values when reading data

  Found the month with the opposite extreme (highest instead of lowest, or vice versa).

• Reads the data value from the wrong month/time period on a graph

  Read the value from the row directly above or below the correct month.

• Reads off the overall total instead of the frequency for the specific category asked about

  Read the total number of people surveyed instead of the frequency for the named category.

Quick answers about Frequency Tables

How many Frequency Tables practice questions are there?

There are 48 self-marking GCSE Maths questions on Frequency Tables, written for AQA, Pearson, OCR across Foundation and Higher tier. Each one is marked instantly and has a full worked solution.

Do I need an account to practise Frequency Tables?

No. You can start practising Frequency Tables straight away without an account. A free account keeps your results across sessions, so you can see your progress on this topic over time.