IELTS Writing Task 1 - Describing trends

1. Which one of the following words is the synonym of "increase"?

• decline

• stability

• growth

• reduction

Which of the following sentences best describes the trend?

• The figure went up dramatically.

• The figure fluctuated during the given period of time.

• The figure reached a peak of 10%.

• The figure remained unchanged.

Which of the following preposition best suits the gap:

Finally, the figure leveled off ___________ £40,000.

• at

• to

• by

• for

Find the mistake of the following sentece:

China saw a sharp rise in the number of factories in 2030.

• sharp rise

• saw

• number

• factories

Choose the correct verb form of "fall" to fill in the following sentence:

The amount of unemploymet is predicted ______ to 20% in 2039.

• of falling

• fell

• being fell

• to fall

Which of the following verbs is used to describe big decrease?

• rocket

• climb

• plummet

• level out

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• There were as twice as many people without job in 2009 than in 2005.

• There were twice as many people without job in 2009 as in 2005.

• There was a twice as many people without job in 2009 as in 2005.

• There was twice as much people without job in 2009 than in 2005.

Which of the following adjectives is used to describe big change?

• steady

• gradual

• unchanged

• considerable

What word is it?

/ˈsteɪ.bəl.aɪz/