Comparing data sets is the focus of this Grade 5 Computer Science worksheet for the Data and Information topic. Students practice examining two sets of information, spotting similarities and differences, recognizing patterns, and using evidence from the data to describe simple relationships.

Move from reading numbers to making comparisons

The activities develop the language and thinking students need when working with data. Learners define and use the terms compare, data set, difference, and relationship, then apply those ideas when comparing amounts, categories, and patterns. Students also examine two lists of information and identify relationships supported by what the data actually shows.

A reading-based component extends the skill beyond isolated numbers by asking students to use information from a passage when answering questions about data comparisons. This supports careful reading while keeping the lesson centered on interpreting and comparing information.

Different ways to show what students know

The worksheet includes multiple-choice questions, true-or-false statements, short-answer questions, a dialogue, matching, a cloze passage, a labeled diagram, a reading passage, and an essay. The range of task types gives students opportunities to identify information, apply vocabulary, compare examples, explain observations, and support responses with evidence from the provided data.

Included teacher support

• Student worksheet focused on comparing data sets within Data and Information
• Separate Teacher Guide PDF with Learning Objectives, Teaching Tips, Discussion Questions, and Common Mistakes

The Teacher Guide gives you a clear framework for introducing the lesson, prompting discussion, and addressing misunderstandings that may appear while students work through the comparisons.

Use it across your data lesson

This resource can follow an introduction to data sets and comparison vocabulary, support independent practice after teacher modeling, or serve as review when students need more experience describing patterns and relationships. The combination of direct questions, visual interpretation, reading, and written explanation makes it useful for checking whether students can do more than identify a larger or smaller value—they must also describe how two sets of information are alike or different and use evidence to justify what they notice.

For Grade 5 Computer Science lessons on data comparison, this worksheet keeps the focus on meaningful decisions: identifying differences, noticing repeated patterns, relating information across two sets, and explaining conclusions clearly.