Describing Trends in Line Graphs

Fill in the blank with ONE WORD.

The graph below gives information about car ownership in Britain from 1971 to 2007.

==> The graph (a)   changes in the number of cars per household in Great Britain over a

period of 36 years.

This graph _____ data about three trends: ... , ... , and ... .

• indicates

• provides

• shows

• compares

Production costs _____ to their highest level of the year in July.

• declined

• rose

• dropped

• fluctuated

The number of cyclists _____ between 2005 and 2012.

• decreased dramatically

• increased suddenly

• dropped slightly

• fluctuated wildly

• The economy _____ in 2011

• • reached its trough

• • dropped to its lowest point

• bottomed

• soared

• plunged to a low

For ten years, the percentages _____ unchanged.

• experienced

• stayed

• fluctuated

• dropped

• remained

The data for Amandine Bakery _____ before a period of growth.

• went up

• dropped

• leveled off

• soared

The number of seasonal workers employed by the company _____ each year.

• fluctuates

• declines

• peaks

• rises

There have been _____ in the number of seasonal workers employed by the company.

• growths

• declines

• fluctuations

• stabilities

The data was collected _____ 1st January _____ 31st June.

(a)