IELTS Writing Task 1 - Bar Chart Report Completion

Complete the description of the chart below. In each case, choose one of the three alternatives.

Complete the description of the chart below. In each case, choose one of the three alternatives.

​This chart shows the annual breakdown of book loans from Vancouver public library into three categories, namely adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children's books. The period covered is from 2003 to 2012.

Adult fiction accounted for over half of loans every year, starting from nearly 60% in 2003. However, this figure tended to 1. .......... over the period as a whole. It 2. .......... in 2008, then 3. .......... before 4. .......... again. Adult fiction ended the period at fractionally over 50% of loans.

Around 20% of loans were in the adult non-fiction category. This percentage 5. .......... between 2003 and 2010. In the following year, the proportion 6. .......... fairly sharply to about 24%. The category 7. .......... in 2012.

At the beginning of the period, children's books accounted for a marginally higher share of loans than adult non-fiction. Their share 8. .......... in the following few years, mostly at the expense of adult fiction. The trend continued until 2007, when about 28% of loans were of children's books. This category saw little change until 2011, when the percentage 9. .......... to 25%, but it again recovered, reaching about 27% in 2012.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct phrase or word to fill in QUESTION 1 in the following paragraphs:

This chart shows the annual breakdown of book loans from Vancouver public library into three categories, namely adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children's books. The period covered is from 2003 to 2012.

Adult fiction accounted for over half of loans every year, starting from nearly 60% in 2003. However, this figure tended to 1. .......... over the period as a whole. It 2. .......... in 2008, then 3. .......... before 4. .......... again. Adult fiction ended the period at fractionally over 50% of loans.

• be consistent

• slide

• improve

• soar

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct phrase or word to fill in QUESTION 2 in the following paragraphs:

This chart shows the annual breakdown of book loans from Vancouver public library into three categories, namely adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children's books. The period covered is from 2003 to 2012.

Adult fiction accounted for over half of loans every year, starting from nearly 60% in 2003. However, this figure tended to 1. .......... over the period as a whole. It 2. .......... in 2008, then 3. .......... before 4. .......... again. Adult fiction ended the period at fractionally over 50% of loans.

• picked up

• fell slightly

• remained constant

• plummeted

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct phrase or word to fill in QUESTION 3 in the following paragraphs:

This chart shows the annual breakdown of book loans from Vancouver public library into three categories, namely adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children's books. The period covered is from 2003 to 2012.

Adult fiction accounted for over half of loans every year, starting from nearly 60% in 2003. However, this figure tended to 1. .......... over the period as a whole. It 2. .......... in 2008, then 3. .......... before 4. .......... again. Adult fiction ended the period at fractionally over 50% of loans.

• picked up

• levelled off

• remained inconstant

• plummeted

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct phrase or word to fill in QUESTION 4 in the following paragraphs:

This chart shows the annual breakdown of book loans from Vancouver public library into three categories, namely adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children's books. The period covered is from 2003 to 2012.

Adult fiction accounted for over half of loans every year, starting from nearly 60% in 2003. However, this figure tended to 1. .......... over the period as a whole. It 2. .......... in 2008, then 3. .......... before 4. .......... again. Adult fiction ended the period at fractionally over 50% of loans.

• declining

• growing

• remaining the same

• rising

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct phrase or word to fill in QUESTION 5 in the following paragraphs:

Around 20% of loans were in the adult non-fiction category. This percentage 5. .......... between 2003 and 2010. In the following year, the proportion 6. .......... fairly sharply to about 24%. The category 7. .......... in 2012.

• picked up

• was fairly steady

• declined

• rised

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct phrase or word to fill in QUESTION 6 in the following paragraphs:

Around 20% of loans were in the adult non-fiction category. This percentage 5. .......... between 2003 and 2010. In the following year, the proportion 6. .......... fairly sharply to about 24%. The category 7. .......... in 2012.

• levelled out

• slid

• declined

• rose

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct phrase or word to fill in QUESTION 7 in the following paragraphs:

Around 20% of loans were in the adult non-fiction category. This percentage 5. .......... between 2003 and 2010. In the following year, the proportion 6. .......... fairly sharply to about 24%. The category 7. .......... in 2012.

• fell

• was consistent

• picked up

• bottomed out

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct phrase or word to fill in QUESTION 8 in the following paragraphs:

At the beginning of the period, children's books accounted for a marginally higher share of loans than adult non-fiction. Their share 8. .......... in the following few years, mostly at the expense of adult fiction. The trend continued until 2007, when about 28% of loans were of children's books. This category saw little change until 2011, when the percentage 9. .......... to 25%, but it again recovered, reaching about 27% in 2012.

• was unchanged

• made steady progress

• deteriorated

• increased rapidly

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct phrase or word to fill in QUESTION 9 in the following paragraphs:

At the beginning of the period, children's books accounted for a marginally higher share of loans than adult non-fiction. Their share 8. .......... in the following few years, mostly at the expense of adult fiction. The trend continued until 2007, when about 28% of loans were of children's books. This category saw little change until 2011, when the percentage 9. .......... to 25%, but it again recovered, reaching about 27% in 2012.

• declined

• expanded

• deteriorated

• rose