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Goal Difference and Graphs - Class 4 Maths Worksheet

Calculate goal difference for fictional teams and compare bar-graph style results.

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Learning Objective

Calculate goal difference (goals scored minus goals conceded) and compare values shown on a simple bar graph.

Skills Practised

  • Subtraction
  • Reading bar graphs
  • Comparing negative and positive numbers

Preview Questions

Q1. Team Falcons scored 7 goals and conceded 4 goals this season. What is their goal difference?

  1. +3
  2. +11
  3. -3
  4. +4

Q2. Team Eagles scored 5 goals and conceded 9 goals this season. What is their goal difference?

Q3. On a bar graph, Team A's bar reaches 6 goals and Team B's bar reaches 9 goals. How many more goals did Team B score?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5

Note for Parents & Teachers

Explain goal difference as "goals scored minus goals let in" - a positive number is good, a negative number means more goals were conceded than scored.

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Goal Difference and Graphs

Name: ______________________    Class: 4    Date: ______________

  1. Team Falcons scored 7 goals and conceded 4 goals this season. What is their goal difference?

    1. +3
    2. +11
    3. -3
    4. +4

    Answer: +3 - Goal difference = goals scored - goals conceded = 7 - 4 = +3.

  2. Team Eagles scored 5 goals and conceded 9 goals this season. What is their goal difference?

    Answer:  

    Answer: -4 - 5 - 9 = -4, so their goal difference is negative.

  3. On a bar graph, Team A's bar reaches 6 goals and Team B's bar reaches 9 goals. How many more goals did Team B score?

    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. 5

    Answer: 3 - 9 - 6 = 3 more goals.

  4. If a team has a goal difference of 0, what does that mean?

    1. They scored the same number of goals as they conceded
    2. They scored zero goals all season
    3. They won every match
    4. They lost every match

    Answer: They scored the same number of goals as they conceded - A goal difference of 0 means goals scored equals goals conceded.

  5. Team Panthers scored 10 and conceded 6. Team Tigers scored 8 and conceded 5. Which team has the better (higher) goal difference?

    1. Team Panthers
    2. Team Tigers
    3. They are equal

    Answer: Team Panthers - Panthers: 10 - 6 = +4. Tigers: 8 - 5 = +3. +4 is higher than +3.

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