Data handling questions in Class 2 IMO use pictographs, bar graphs and simple tally charts. The data is always given in the question — no reading from printed images is needed. Bronze questions ask for a direct value from a single data point. Silver questions require comparing two values or finding a total across all entries. Gold questions introduce a pictograph key where each symbol represents more than one unit, then ask for a difference or a target — requiring two or three steps to solve.
In a pictograph, each symbol represents 5 students. If there are 4 symbols in the row for Class A, how many students are in Class A?
Correct: C) 20
4 symbols × 5 students per symbol = 20 students in Class A.
The number of mangoes sold in a shop over 3 days: Monday — 12, Tuesday — 15, Wednesday — 9. What was the total number of mangoes sold?
Correct: B) 36
12 + 15 + 9 = 36 mangoes sold in total.
In a class, 8 students like cricket, 12 like football and 5 like badminton. A bar graph shows this data. What is the difference between the tallest bar and the shortest bar?
Correct: C) 7
Tallest bar: football (12). Shortest bar: badminton (5). Difference: 12 − 5 = 7.
A pictograph shows books read in a month. Aarav: 3 symbols, Maya: 5 symbols, Rohan: 2 symbols, Priya: 4 symbols. Each symbol represents 4 books. How many more books did Maya read than Rohan?
Correct: C) 12
Maya: 5 × 4 = 20 books. Rohan: 2 × 4 = 8 books. Difference: 20 − 8 = 12 books.
A tally chart shows goals scored in 5 matches: 3, 5, 2, 6 and 4. The school team needs 25 goals across 6 matches to win a trophy. How many goals must they score in the 6th match?
Correct: C) 5
Total so far: 3 + 5 + 2 + 6 + 4 = 20 goals. Goals needed in match 6: 25 − 20 = 5.
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