Vocabulary to Describe Graphs

What type of changes can be described using the noun 'arise'?

• A decrease

• A growth

• A peak

• A surge

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identifying the Correct Term

1. During the summer, there was __________ tourists visiting the city.

• • a decline in

• • a peak of

• • a fall in

• a growth of

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which adverb can be used to describe a sudden change?

• Slightly

• Steadily

• Gradually

• Rapidly

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

What is an example of a large fall verb?

• To peak

• To grow

• To plummet

• To surge

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which adjective can be used to describe a important change?

• Modest

• Gentle

• Slight

• Significant

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What phrase can be used to describe 'almost 10%'?

• More than a half

• A large portion

• A small fraction

• Almost 10%

Describing Trends:

Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to complete each sentence.

1. The graph __________ a steady increase in the number of visitors to the museum from 2015 to 2019.

• explains

• illustrates

• writes

• thinks

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

Describing Trends:

Between 2010 and 2014, the unemployment rate __________ from 5% to 8%.

• decreased

• fluctuated

• rose

• remained

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Describing Trends:

There was a __________ decline by 90% drop in the sales figures in the last quarter of the year.

• dramatic

• gradual

• negligible

• slight

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Comparing Data:

4. In comparison __________ the previous year, the company’s profits doubled in 2021.

• by

• to

• with

• at

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4