98_S&P_Amit

Which of the four sentences below is correct?

• The price of gold climbed steadily from January to April but the price of platinum saw a dramatic fall at the beginning of the year.

• The price of gold reached a peak in April whereas the price of platinum fluctuated only slightly throughout the period.

• The price of gold rose during the first four months and the price of platinum followed a similar trend.

• While platinum fluctuated slightly throughout the period, gold fell steadily.

There was a rapid drop in production in the first quarter, but it bottomed out at about 20.

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Production grew more and more rapidly over the first three quarters but then reached a peak. Since then, it has quickly dropped.

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Production has fluctuated all year.

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Production has experienced a strong, steady growth over the whole year.

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There has been a slight increase in production over the year.

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What trend is it?

• fluctuation

• stagnation, jump and dramatic fall

• stagnation, sharp rise and slight drop

• steady growth, steady fall

Describe a trend

• sharp rise, stagnation, slow fall

• fluctuation

• stability

• slow fall, dramatic drop, rise

What graph is described?

It rose to 39% in 2013, then increased by 3% in 2014 and remained steady for the next year.

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In January, the number of visits

• dropped

• levelled off

• reached the lowest point

• peaked

• rose