Chart Reading Comprehension Skills

Examine the chart and fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given.

The chart ______________ the percentage of the population who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2016.

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• although

• increased

• steadily

• illustrates

Examine the chart and fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given.

Overall, smartphone ownership ______________ during the six-year period.

• between

• although

• increased

• steadily

• illustrates

Examine the chart and fill in the 3rd blank with the most appropriate word from the options given.

However, the most 3.______________ increases in smartphone ownership 4.______________ 2011 and 2016 came from people aged 45 to 54, from 46% to 84%; from those in the 55 to 64 category, from 9% to 59%; and from those aged 65 to 74, from 5% to 50%.

• between

• although

• significant

• steadily

• percentage

Examine the chart and fill in the 4th blank with the most appropriate word from the options given.

However, the most 3.______________ increases in smartphone ownership 4.______________ 2011 and 2016 came from people aged 45 to 54, from 46% to 84%; from those in the 55 to 64 category, from 9% to 59%; and from those aged 65 to 74, from 5% to 50%.

• between

• although

• significant

• steadily

• percentage

Examine the chart and fill in the 5th blank with the most appropriate word from the options given.

The 5.______________ of people who owned a smart phone rose 6.______________, starting at around 35% in 2011 and reaching about 77% by 2016.

• between

• although

• significant

• steadily

• percentage

Examine the chart and fill in the 6th blank with the most appropriate word from the options given.

The 5.______________ of people who owned a smart phone rose 6.______________, starting at around 35% in 2011 and reaching about 77% by 2016.

• between

• although

• significant

• steadily

• percentage

Examine the chart and fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given.

______________ almost nobody in the 75+ age category owned a smartphone in 2011, 15% of this group owned smart phones in 2016.

• between

• although

• significant

• steadily

• percentage