Dot Plot Worksheet for 2nd Grade | Teach Starter - Free Printable

Let’s solve each problem step by step.

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Problem 1: Color Votes Dot Plot

We see a dot plot with colors: red, blue, gray, black. Each dot = 1 vote.

- Red: 3 dots → 3 votes
- Blue: 2 dots → 2 votes
- Gray: 1 dot → 1 vote
- Black: 5 dots → 5 votes

Question 1: Which color was the most popular?
→ Black has the most dots (5), so black.

Question 2: How many votes did the color red have?
→ Red has 3 dots → 3 votes.

Question 3: What was the total number of votes?
Add them up: 3 + 2 + 1 + 5 = 11 votes.

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Problem 2: Option Votes Dot Plot (A–E)

Each dot = 1 vote.

- A: 2 dots → 2
- B: 2 dots → 2
- C: 4 dots → 4
- D: 3 dots → 3
- E: 3 dots → 3

Question 4: Which option had the most votes?
→ C has 4, which is highest → C.

Question 5: How many more votes did option C have than option E?
C = 4, E = 3 → 4 - 3 = 1 more vote.

Question 6: What was the total number of votes?
2 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 3 = 14 votes.

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Problem 3: Person Votes Dot Plot (Sue, Bob, Carl, Dan, Eli)

Each dot = 1 vote.

- Sue: 2 dots → 2
- Bob: 3 dots → 3
- Carl: 1 dot → 1
- Dan: 2 dots → 2
- Eli: 6 dots → 6

Question 7: According to the data who won the vote?
→ Eli has the most (6) → Eli.

Question 8: Which person came in third place?
Order from most to least:
Eli (6), Bob (3), then Sue and Dan tie at 2, then Carl (1).
So after Eli and Bob, next are Sue and Dan — both tied for third? But usually we list in order. Since Sue comes before Dan on the chart, maybe she’s listed first? Actually, “third place” means rank #3.

Ranks:
1st: Eli (6)
2nd: Bob (3)
3rd: Sue or Dan? Both have 2. But if we go left to right as tiebreaker, Sue is before Dan → Sue is third? Wait — actually, in voting, if two people tie, they share the rank. But since the question says “which person”, it expects one answer. Looking at the dot plot again:

Actually, let’s count carefully:

Sue: 2
Bob: 3
Carl: 1
Dan: 2
Eli: 6

Sorted descending:
Eli (6) → 1st
Bob (3) → 2nd
Then Sue and Dan both 2 → tied for 3rd
Carl (1) → 5th

But the question asks “which person came in third place?” — implying one person. Maybe we should look at the original dot plot layout — perhaps the positions matter? Or maybe it's expecting us to pick the first one that appears with 2 votes? That would be Sue.

Alternatively, maybe I miscounted? Let me double-check the image description.

Wait — in the user’s image description, for the third dot plot:

“Sue Bob Carl Dan Eli” under the dots.

And dots:

Sue: 2
Bob: 3
Carl: 1
Dan: 2
Eli: 6

Yes.

In standard ranking, when there’s a tie, the next rank skips. So:

1st: Eli (6)
2nd: Bob (3)
3rd: Sue and Dan (tied) — but since the question likely wants one name, and Sue is listed first, perhaps Sue is accepted as third? Or maybe the problem considers Dan as third? No — actually, in many school contexts, they might expect you to list the person with the next highest score even if tied, and since Sue comes before Dan alphabetically or positionally, pick Sue.

But wait — let’s think differently. Maybe “third place” means the person with the third-highest unique score? Scores are: 6, 3, 2, 1. So third-highest score is 2, achieved by Sue and Dan. Still ambiguous.

Looking back at common textbook problems — often in such cases, if two are tied for third, they might still ask for one, and expect the first one listed. I’ll go with Sue as third place, assuming left-to-right ordering breaks ties.

But let’s check Question 9 to verify consistency.

Question 9: What was the difference between Eli and Sue’s vote count?
Eli: 6, Sue: 2 → 6 - 2 = 4

That’s straightforward.

Now back to Q8: If Sue is third, then Dan is also third? But the question says “which person”, singular. Perhaps the intended answer is Dan? No, that doesn’t make sense.

Wait — maybe I misread the dot counts. Let me re-express:

From the image description:

Third dot plot:

Sue: two dots
Bob: three dots
Carl: one dot
Dan: two dots
Eli: six dots

So values: [2,3,1,2,6]

Sorted: 6 (Eli), 3 (Bob), 2 (Sue), 2 (Dan), 1 (Carl)

If we assign ranks strictly:

Rank 1: Eli
Rank 2: Bob
Rank 3: Sue (first with 2)
Rank 4: Dan (also 2, but later)
Rank 5: Carl

Some systems do this — assign rank based on order of appearance when tied. In that case, Sue is 3rd, Dan is 4th.

I think for school level, they probably expect Sue as third place.

Alternatively, maybe the problem has a typo, but I’ll proceed with Sue.

Actually, let’s calculate total to verify: 2+3+1+2+6=14, matches earlier.

For Q8, I’ll say Sue.

But to be precise, let’s see: if we list all in order of votes:

1. Eli - 6
2. Bob - 3
3. Sue - 2
4. Dan - 2
5. Carl - 1

So Sue is third, Dan fourth. Yes, that makes sense if we break ties by position.

So Sue is third place.

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Final Answers:

1) black
2) 3
3) 11
4) C
5) 1
6) 14
7) Eli
8) Sue
9) 4

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Final Answer:
1) black
2) 3
3) 11
4) C
5) 1
6) 14
7) Eli
8) Sue
9) 4