Class VIII
Exam Ready Notes
CHAPTER 3 : Visualisation With Excel Charts
A. Choose the correct answer
1. An excel chart is drawn over which of the following?
Ans) Worksheet
2. The ______contains all the parts of chart?
Ans) ChartArea.
3. Find the odd one out?
Ans) Flowchart
4. To resize a chart,put the cursor on the corner of the chart and drag
it ____________?
Ans) Diagonally
5. ________can show only one series of data?
Ans) Pie Chart
B. Fill in the blanks
1. X-axis shows the items while Y-axis shows the values on the
chart.
2. A Bar chart displays the data in the form of horizontal bars.
3. F11 shortcut key creates a chart on separate worksheet .
4. We can analyse the data easily in a chart.
5. Pie chart does not have X and Y axes.
C. True and False
1. Legend refers to the name of a chart in Excel. {FALSE}
2. In a Pie chart , data is displayed in the form of squares {FALSE}
3. Columns and Bar charts help in comparing values. {TRUE}
4. The variations of a chart are called Chart Sub type. {TRUE}
5. Chart Styles are found under Design tab. {TRUE}
D. Answer the following
1.Whaat is the signification of charts?
Ans) Data is represented in pictorial/graphical form, which helps in quick
analysis and decision making.
2.Define the term chart and list some common chart type?
Ans) A Chart is a graphical representation of the data in excel worksheet
It improves readability and understanding of data.
Examples of charts are : Bar chart , Pie chart , Line chart, Area chart etc
3.Write the steps to create a chart on a worksheet ?
Ans) Step 1: Select the data range
Step 2: goto insert tab
Step 3: select chart type from chart group
Step 4: select chart sub type
Chart inserted successfully.
4.How will you change a chart type ?
Ans) Step 1: Select chart
Step 2: goto design type
Step 3: from right most corner select “change chart type ” option.
Chart changed successfully.
5.How will you customise the axis scale?
Ans) Step 1: Right click x-axis/y-axis area
- format axis pane will appear
Step 3: Select max range or else from sub category option and see
the changes.
E. Match the following:
Bar chart : compare several items for a range of values
Pie chart : Shows percentage or parts of a whole
Line chart : Shows change of trend over the time
Area chart : Compares the magnitude or impact of items over a time
XY(Scatter) chart : combines x and y values and shows them
correlated for each item.