Class 4 Mathematics • Maths Mela • Chapter 14 • Reprint 2026–27
Data Handling: quick answer
This original study companion helps learners understand surveys, tallying or coding responses, frequency tables, pictographs, totals, and identifying most or least common results. Read the idea, try the worked example, complete the activity and then answer the practice questions without looking back.
What you will learn
- surveys, tallying or coding responses, frequency tables, pictographs, totals, and identifying most or least common results
Worked example
If one pictograph symbol represents 5 students, 6 symbols represent 30 students.
Learn by doing
Survey classmates’ favourite fruits. Use tally marks, make a frequency table, and write two conclusions.
Practice questions
- In a pictograph, one star represents 4 books. What do 7 stars represent?
- Which category is the mode in a frequency table?
- Why should every survey response be counted exactly once?
Revision answers and study tips
First identify what is known and what must be found. Draw a diagram, table or number sentence when it helps. Estimate before calculating, label every measurement with its unit, and explain the rule in words. Check the final answer against the question.
Frequently asked questions
Which NCERT book is this chapter from?
It is Chapter 14, “Data Handling”, from the current Class 4 Mathematics book Maths Mela (book code demm1), Reprint 2026–27.
Is this a copy of the textbook?
No. This is an independently written learning guide. Use it with the official NCERT chapter for complete classroom activities and illustrations.
How should I revise this chapter?
Review the key idea, redo the example, complete the activity, answer all three questions, and explain one answer aloud in your own words.
Official sources
Source-checked for the 2026–27 reprint. NCERT Kaksha is an independent educational companion and does not reproduce textbook text or artwork.