Quiz on Describing Graphs and Charts | ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION

1. Which tense is recommended for describing data from a 'finished' time period, such as 'last year'?

2. In the analysis of household expenditures, which category represented the smallest percentage of spending in both Japan and Malaysia?

3. What is the projected relationship between urbanization in Latin America and Europe by 2030, compared to their status in 1950?

A) Europe's urbanization rate, which was higher in 1950, is projected to be even further ahead of Latin America's.
B) Both continents are projected to have identical urbanization rates.
C) Latin America's urbanization rate is projected to decrease, while Europe's will increase.
D) Latin America's urbanization rate, which was lower in 1950, is projected to surpass Europe's.

4. Based on the description of science qualifications, which statement accurately compares Singapore and Malaysia?

A) Malaysia has a higher percentage of people with a Bachelor's level science qualification.
B) Singapore has double the percentage of people with a Bachelor's level science qualification compared to Malaysia.
C) Singapore has a higher percentage of people with science qualifications at the school leaving exam level.
D) Both countries have an identical percentage of people with no science qualification.

5. Which of the following words is suggested for emphasizing a large difference in data?

6. What significant shift in reading habits at Burnaby Public Library occurred by 2014?

A) Men and women were reading the exact same number of books.
B) The number of books read by men, after being lower, surpassed the number read by women.
C) Women's reading numbers increased dramatically to their highest point.
D) Both men and women stopped reading books altogether.

7. According to the text describing Edmonton, what is the most popular means of transport?

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