2nd grade bar & line plots worksheets

Bar graph and line plot worksheets for second grade print a small graph above every question. Your child reads one value, finds the biggest or smallest category, or compares two bars. Counts stay small enough to check by pointing.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core 2.MD.D.10, 2.MD.D.9.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Read the graph or plot and answer the question.

  1. How many plums?

    Answer: 8

  2. How many more vans than bikes?
  3. How many ✕s are at 3?

Every print pulls a fresh set of problems at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.

What's on each sheet

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Have your child touch the top of the bar and slide left to the scale before answering anything. The habit of reading the axis is the whole skill. For line plots, count the Xs out loud together, one column at a time.

Watch for: Kids count the bars or categories instead of reading each bar's value on the scale. Three bars doesn't mean the answer is 3. On "how many more" questions, kids add the two amounts instead of subtracting. More means the gap between the bars, not the total.

Common questions about bar & line plots

What's the difference between a bar graph and a line plot?
A bar graph compares categories with bar heights. A line plot stacks an X for each data point above a number line. You count the Xs instead of reading a height.
What kinds of questions come up?
Read one value, find which category has the most or fewest, tell how many more one has than another, or add up the whole graph.

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Aligned to Common Core 2.MD.D.10, 2.MD.D.9. Reviewed by the One more sheet curriculum team. Content version 123, updated July 2026.