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How to Read a Table Guide

This document provides instructions for how to read and interpret information from a table. It explains that a table has a title, columns, rows, and headings. It describes how to locate specific information within a table by finding the relevant heading and row, and looking where they intersect. An example is given showing how to find the start time for a particular person on a given day using this process. The document teaches the basic components and reading process for tables.

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How to Read a Table Guide

This document provides instructions for how to read and interpret information from a table. It explains that a table has a title, columns, rows, and headings. It describes how to locate specific information within a table by finding the relevant heading and row, and looking where they intersect. An example is given showing how to find the start time for a particular person on a given day using this process. The document teaches the basic components and reading process for tables.

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Name ________________________________________________ Date ______________________________

CLB 5 How to Read a Table


A table is a document that has important information. Work schedules are often
in the form of a table.

A table has columns, rows, headings, and titles.


Title – name given for the table, found above the table.
Columns – go from the top of the page down toward the bottom.
Rows – start on the left of the page and go to toward the right.
Headings – names found in the first row of a table, located at the top of the
columns.

Title: The title of this table is Weekly Employee Time Sheet.

Columns: There are 6 columns in this table.

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Rows: There are 8 rows in this table.

Headings: There are 6 headings in this table.


They are: Date, Day, Start, Finish, Breaks, and Total Hours.

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How do you read a table?


A. To get an idea of what information is in a table, do the following:
1. Look at the title.
2. Look at the headings.
3. Look at the first column.

B. To find the information you need, do the following:


1. Find the heading you are interested in and the information in the first
row you are interested in.
2. Follow the heading down and follow the row across.
3. The place where the information meets will be your answer.

Example: What time does Ahmed Mohammed start work on Wednesday?


1. Look at the first row. Find Wednesday in the first row headings.
2. Find Ahmed Mohammed’s name in the first column.
3. Look at the square where the row and column meet.
4. Mohammed starts work at 3:00 pm on Wednesday.

Name Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9:00 am – 9:30 am – 10:00 am – 9:00 am –


Sarah Smith
5:30 pm 6:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm

10:00 am – 9:00 am – 11:00 am – 8:30 am –


Hibo Opic
3:00 pm 3:00 pm 3:00 pm 3:00 pm

Ahmed 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – 3:00 pm –


Mohammed 9:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:30 pm

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