PRE-IELTS B - Week 12 - Lesson 1 - Writing Practice (Bar chart)

Choose the two adverbs that have a similar meaning.

Sales figures dropped __________ in April of 2007.

• sharply

• suddenly

• gradually

Choose the two adverbs that have a similar meaning.

The amount of time spent on leisure activities was _________ 20% .

• exactly

• approximately

• roughly

Choose the two adverbs that have a similar meaning.

Membership rose ________ during the summer month.

• steeply

• slightly

• significantly

Choose the two adverbs that have a similar meaning.

The number of accidents fell ________ during 2009.

• rapidly

• steadily

• progressively

Choose the two adverbs that have a similar meaning.

The percentage was ________ higher in the following year.

• relatively

• comparatively

• marginally

Choose the two adverbs that have a similar meaning.

The figure in 1997 was ________ lower compared to the 1996 figure.

• vastly

• somewhat

• rather

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The pie chart illustrates the (1) ______ of foundation-year students following different subjects in 2009. We can see that (2) ______ the greatest (3) ______ of students were taking business-related courses. The (4) ______ highest group were students taking Arts subjects, and these (5) ______ 23% of the total. Science-programme students made (6) ______ 13%, and the smallest group, the Engineering students, (7) ______ 10%.

• proportion

• sector

• size

• variety

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The pie chart illustrates the (1) ______ of foundation-year students following different subjects in 2009. We can see that (2) ______ the greatest (3) ______ of students were taking business-related courses. The (4) ______ highest group were students taking Arts subjects, and these (5) ______ 23% of the total. Science-programme students made (6) ______ 13%, and the smallest group, the Engineering students, (7) ______ 10%.

• as for

• by far

• much more

• about

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The pie chart illustrates the (1) ______ of foundation-year students following different subjects in 2009. We can see that (2) ______ the greatest (3) ______ of students were taking business-related courses. The (4) ______ highest group were students taking Arts subjects, and these (5) ______ 23% of the total. Science-programme students made (6) ______ 13%, and the smallest group, the Engineering students, (7) ______ 10%.

• amount

• part

• fraction

• percentage

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The pie chart illustrates the (1) ______ of foundation-year students following different subjects in 2009. We can see that (2) ______ the greatest (3) ______ of students were taking business-related courses. The (4) ______ highest group were students taking Arts subjects, and these (5) ______ 23% of the total. Science-programme students made (6) ______ 13%, and the smallest group, the Engineering students, (7) ______ 10%.

• following

• less

• after

• second