IELTS Graph Exercise 1
Let’s focus on expanding your range of vocabulary and grammar
structures for summarising changes which can take place within a graph.
Match the words with their corresponding images below. More
than one option is possible.
A. Rose steadily/increased steadily/grew steadily
B. Rose
dramatically/increased
dramatically/grew
dramatically
C. Plummeted to/Plunged to …
D. Hit a peak of, peaked at, or reached a high of …
E. Fluctuated, varied, or oscillated/Became erratic. Was
erratic/inconsistent
F. Dropped/Shrank/Fell
drastically/
sharply
dramatically
G. Remained flat/unchanged/stable / constant at
H. Dropped and then stabilised/evened out at
I. Hit a low of …/ bottomed out at
J. Dropped and then quickly recovered
K. Dipped/ Declined slightly before quickly recovering
L. Rocketed / Soared
M. Fell slowly/ gradually / steadily
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Answers
1
Fell and then quickly recovered / Dipped/ fell slightly
2
Fell/dropped/shrank drastically/ dramatically / sharply/
Plummeted
to/Plunged to
3
Dropped and then levelled off/evened out at
4
Rose/increased dramatically/Soared/ Rocketed
5
Hit a peak / Peaked at/reached a high of
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Fluctuated/ was erratic
7
Hit a low of …
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Rose/increased steadily/ Rose/increased gradually
9
Remained flat/constant/unchanged/stable at
10
Fell gradually / steadily
Please note that these are only some of the options from the table.
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