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NDRC: describing decreases and increases

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ce quiz porte sur la fiche ANGLAIS NDRC

Describing increases and decreases

a)

OK

b)

NOT OK

2.

Lisez les phrases suivantes puis dites si le verbe ou mot souligné indique une augmentation ou une diminution:

"in January sales revenue was €300,000. In Febuary it fell by €100,000 to €200,000.."

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

3.

By March there was another decline of €100,000, which is normal for that time of year.

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

4.

things started to improve and by April it edged up by €10,000.

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

5.

in May there was a jump of €300,000 to €410,000

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

6.

By June, it went up to €560,000

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

7.

So, in July there was a drop of €60,000

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

8.

in August it plummeted by €420,000 to €80,000.

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

9.

By September there was an improvement, with a climb of €200,000.

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

10.

there was a rise to €350,000 in November

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

11.

But in December, I'm pleased to say that sales revenue rocketed to €800,000

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

12.

an increase of €450,000.

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

13.

sales rise

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

14.

prices went down by 3%

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

15.

a 20% increase

a)

augmentation

b)

diminution

16.

a budget cut

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

17.

a lack of resources

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

18.

a fall in operating profit

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

19.

the group’s sales increased 5.3% to €39.1bn

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

20.

pre-tax profits jumped 19% to €2.5bn

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

21.

Ikea profits fell 10% during the same period

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

22.

growing its online business.

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

23.

during the pandemic, the retailer’s online sales soared 50%

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

24.

"this is how we will grow"

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

25.

Ikea net profit surges in 2023

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

26.

Ikea net profit surges in 2023 as sales rise

a)

diminution

b)

augmentation

27.

Cochez les termes qui indiquent une baisse

a)

drop

b)

increase

c)

decrease

d)

fell

e)

rose

28.

Cochez les termes qui indiquent une hausse

a)

soar

b)

rocket

c)

drop

d)

rise

e)

grow

29.

Cochez les termes qui indiquent une baisse

a)

drop

b)

plummet

c)

decline

d)

jump

e)

rose

30.

Cochez les termes qui indiquent une hausse

a)

dip

b)

decline

c)

go up

d)

grow

e)

rose