Drawing line graphs from data, choosing scales, plotting points accurately, and joining with straight lines.
Where your child meets this in real life: Tracking and presenting changes over time in science experiments or personal data
Each SEAG paper has 28 maths questions. Questions 29 to 50 are multiple choice with five possible answers, and questions 51 to 56 need a short written answer. With 56 questions in 60 minutes across English and maths, that is about a minute per question.
SEAGReady breaks draw line graphs into 3 steps, taught in order so each skill builds on the last.
Plot data points accurately on pre-prepared axes with given scales
Connect plotted points with straight lines in the correct sequence (time order)
Create a complete line graph including choosing scale, plotting, joining, and labelling
Try three free questions from our draw line graphs course. They start easy and get harder, so you can see where your child's confidence runs out. If they manage the last one without a hint, this topic is probably secure. If not, the steps above show where to start.
Sarah recorded the temperature in her garden every hour. The readings were: 10am = 6 °C, 11am = 10 °C, 12pm = 14 °C. The scale on the y-axis is 1 square = 2 °C. How many squares up should she plot the 10am reading?
The graph shows monthly savings points before they are joined. Will the line go up or down between February and March?
The table shows temperatures from 9am to 1pm and the grid height. What scale and vertical-axis label should be used?
This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.
Fiadh recorded the temperature outside her house every hour. The readings were: 9 am = 8°C, 10 am = 11°C, 11 am = 14°C, 12 noon = 16°C.
Plot these points on the axes provided. The scale is 1 square = 2°C.
Find 9 am, 10 am, 11 am and 12 noon from left to right on the x-axis
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Fiadh recorded the temperature outside her house every hour. The readings were: 9 am = 8°C, 10 am = 11°C, 11 am = 14°C, 12 noon = 16°C.
Plot these points on the axes provided. The scale is 1 square = 2°C.
The four temperature readings are plotted as points on the grid.
The key insight: Find the x-position first (time), then count up to the y-position (temperature)!
Common mix-up: Plotting 8°C at 8 squares high. You must use the scale. Each square is 2°C, so 8°C is only 4 squares up.
These are the misconceptions we see most often in draw line graphs, including the ones our practice questions are specifically designed to catch.
Struggling with draw line graphs? The real gap is often in one of these earlier topics.
Sitting the SEAG test this November? Read our last-month revision plan, Paper 1 vs Paper 2 and test day guide.
SEAGReady finds the exact step where your child gets stuck, teaches it with worked examples like the one above, and brings it back for review so it sticks.
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