WorksheetsThe Language of Trends
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
If you say that sales have sky-rocketed, what do you mean?
they had a slight increase
they had an average increase
they increased dramatically
they fluctuated
What is the adverb from the adjective 'steady'?
(a)
Which of these words are synonymous to 'go down'
dump
soar
plummet
plunge
If you describe a graph where sales were going down and then they got better, which verb can you use?
pick up
plummet
stabilize
fluctuate
Which of these words mean 'continuously'?
dramatically
slightly
sharply
steadily
Which of these words describe a dramatic rise?
increase
soar
plummet
skyrocket
Which word should you add to the phrase'an increase' if you want to imply that the increase was very little?
(a)
Which is the word that best describes the circled part of the graph?
reach a peak
plummet
hit a low
recover
Which of these words can go after this phrase: 'sales rose _________ ?'
steadily
steady
sharp
sharply
If we say 'sales have shot up in these past few weeks' what do we mean?
sales are doing great
sales are going down
someone has made sales go down
