Task 3:
Understand the main points of information presented in charts
A Do this exercise and quizzes to check your
understanding of the explanation in Text 1.
Answer the following questions using the bar
chart above:
1. Who scored the most
goals? Dimitar
2. How many goals did Carlos
score? 19
Goals
3. Which three players scored ten goals? Johan,
Wayne, and Salomon
4. How many more goals did Dimitar score than
Didier? 9 Goals
5. How many players scored more than 15
goals? Two
players (Carlos and Dimitar)
ANSWERS
Level A
1. D. 10
2. C. 6 people
3. C. 7 students have brown eyes.
4. C. 20 cans
5. A. The number of times something is recorded.
6. D. 10
7. B. 12
8. C. 15
9. C. Thursday.
10. A. 5 drinks.
Level B
1. B. The vertical axis is the line which goes from top
to bottom on the left hand side of the chart.
2. B. The horizontal axis is the line along the bottom of
the chart.
3. C. 35 trees
4. A title.
5. The boxes are different sizes.
6. Tuesday.
7. 35 newspapers.
8. C. Red.
9. D. 12.
10. D. Swimming.
Level C
1. D. 30.
2. B. 9.
3. D. The key tells you what each bar colour represents.
4. C. 50.
5. B. False.
6. A. True.
7. D. A key.
8. D. 16 houses.
9. B. 1/2 a house
10. C. July
Now,
study this other bar chart carefully to answer the questions listed below.
The
chart provides the means of transport used by International visitor to New
Zealand during visit
(2) What is the commonest means of transport? What
percentage of visitors use it?
The
commonest means of transport is car with 69% use a car.
(3) Which two means of transport are used almost the same
amount? What percentage of visitors use them?
Plane
and Coach are used almost the same amount with 32% of plane and 31% of coach
(4) What is the fourth most popular means of transport?
What percentage of visitors use it?
The
fourth most popular means of transport is Train with 20% visitors use it.
(5) Which means of transport is used least? What
percentage of visitors use it?
Boat
is used least with 8% of visitors use it.
(6) Overall, which is more popular: private transport or
public transport?
Private
transport is more popular tha public transport.
B. Line and Pie Charts
Answer
these questions based on the line chart that follows.
(1) What information does the chart provide?
The
chart provides the information about montly temperature of three cities for one
year
(2) What is the most possible purpose of the chart?
To
describe temperature changes of three cities in a year and to compare it with 3
cities.
(3) Which month has the highest average monthly
temperature in the three cities? What is the temperature height?
June
is the highest average monthly temperature in three cities and it is 340C.
(4) Which month has the lowest temperature in Cairo? What
is the average temperature for Singapore for the same month?
It
is January in Cairo. It is 260C in Singapore
(5) Which city has the most extreme temperature difference
throughout the year? What is the minimum temperature? What is its highest one?
New
Delhi has the most extreme temperature difference throughout the year. The
minimun temperature is 140C. The highest one is 340C.
(6) Which city has the most stable temperature? What is
the lowest temperature for this city? When does it happen?
Singapore
has the most stable temperature. The lowest temperatue for this city is 260C. It
happens in January.
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(2) What
percentage of visitors go to New Zealand to see friends and family?
(3) What
does the figure 13% refer to?
(4) What is
meant by other on the chart?
(5) In
general, do more people visit New Zealand for work or pleasure?
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For Holiday
29%
the number of people who go to New Zealand
on business
other
reasons
for pleasure
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