2. Accurately interpreting bar graphs depends, in large part, on your analytical reasoning ability. For example, assume that the corresponding bar graph refers to a survey taken of the kinds of books Tylertown Junior High School and Tylertown Senior High School students read for pleasure during the summer: Which following can be accurately inferred from the corresponding graph? 1.Students in the Walthall County School District prefer to read Adventure Books. 2.Biographical books are the least popular kind of book among Tylertown Junior High School and Senior High School students. 3.According to the survey taken, Tylertown Junior High School and Senior High School students read a greater number of Mystery books than Animal books for pleasure during the summer. 4.Tylertown Junior High School and Senior High School students dislike Animal Books. http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/math4/d/realworlddatal.cfm

3. The answer most strongly supported is number three. To choose the correct answer, without guessing, you must process the language of the answer choices. To process the answer choices’ language, you must understand how each word is defined in context, which is a skill used in many different professions and occupations. Want to become an attorney? Judge? CPA? Postman? Policeman? You will not only need the skills a math curriculum provides, but you will also need skill to make accurate inferences based on given information, which a language arts curriculum provides.