A dot plot titled Number of Hours Spent on Homework goes from 1 to 6. There is 1 dot above 1, 5 dots above 2, 6 dots above 3, 4 dots above 4, 1 dot above 5, and 1 dot above 6. What is a dot plot and how do you read it? Check all that apply. A dot plot is a simple plot that displays data values as dots above a number line. Dot plots show the frequency with which a specific item appears in a data set. 3 students spent 4 hours on homework. 5 students spent 2 hours on homework. Dot plots show the distribution of the data. Students spent 1 to 6 hours on homewor