SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Q1. The given line graph provides information about changes in
birth and death rates in New Zealand between 1901 and 2101. Write an analytical
paragraph summarizing the information and make comparisons where relevant in
about 100-120 words.
Answer:
The graph
shows changes in the birth and death rates in New Zealand since 1901 and
forecasts trends till 2101.Between 1901 and 2041, the birth rate has been
consistently higher than the death rate. It stood at 20000 in 1901, at the
start of this period and started increasing gradually after that. It reached to
its peak of around 65000 in 1961. Since then, the birth rate has fluctuated
between 50000 and 60000. It is expected to decline in the coming years,
reaching approximately 42000 by 2101.In contrast, the death rate stood at
around 10000 in 1901 and has increased steadily after that. It is expected to
rise strikingly from 2021 before leveling off to approximately 60000 between
2061 and 2081. The graph indicates a slight decline in deaths in the year
2101.The graph shows a huge gap between birth rate and death rate from 1961 to
2001. However, this gap is expected to reduce in the later years. Overall, as
opposed to the prevailing trends, the death rate will be reversed and will be
more than the birth rate in the later part of this century.
Q2. The given chart shows the division of household tasks by
gender in Great Britain. Write an analytical paragraph describing the chart in
not more than 100-120 words.
Answer:
The chart
provides information about the division of household tasks by gender in Great
Britain and the number of minutes per day spent by both males as well as
females in doing various tasks. On an average, women spend approximately four
hours doing the household tasks, whereas men spend less than two and half hours
for the same. The tasks on which women spend more time than men include
cooking, cleaning the house, taking care of the children and laundry. In doing
all these tasks, women spend approximately 200 minutes which is almost three
times the time spent by men in accomplishing these tasks. On the other hand,
men spend twice the time than women in doing tasks like gardening and
maintenance of odd jobs in the house. Men spend majority of their time, almost
50 minutes, in gardening and pet care whereas women spend only 30 minutes for
these tasks. The time spent by men in washing, ironing and sewing clothes is as
low as 2 minutes per day as opposed to 25 minutes spent by women. In a
nutshell, women spend far more time when it comes to doing household chores
than men who prefer to do gardening, pet care and maintenance of odd jobs.
Q3. The given pie chart shows proportion of people from
different households living in a state of poverty in the UK in the year 2002.
Write an analytical paragraph based upon the information provided in about
100-120 words.
Answer:
The given
pie chart illustrates seven different categories of households living in
poverty in the UK in the year 2002. It is clearly evident from the pie chart
that 26% of the total poverty- stricken households were those of sole parents
who formed the majority. Single people without children accounted for the
second highest proportion of 24%. In contrast to couples without children who
accounted for just 9%, couples with children accounted for 15% of the poor
households. Single aged persons formed 7%, whereas aged couples formed 5% of
poor households. Overall, 14% of all households in the UK were living under
poverty in the year 2002. In all, the younger generation seemed to have a
greater poor percentage than their aged counterparts and couples without
children had better economic conditions than those with children.
Q4. The following table shows details about the different
internet activities for seven categories of people according to different age
groups. Study the table and write an analytical paragraph based upon it in
about 100- 120 words.
Answer:
The given table suggests the internet activities of seven age groups ranging from teens to those in their seventies for six different kinds of activities on the internet. The table shows that the younger generation is more interested in online games and news, whereas the older generation spends time on the internet in order to research and buy products. It is evident from the table that 81% of the teens mainly use the internet for playing online games, and many are also interested in news and downloads as well as in buying products. The middle-age group, that is, people in the age group ranging from 20s to 60s is highly interested in getting news, doing product research and buying products, with the percentage ranging from 70-80%. The internet activity which gets the least time is searching for people. All the age groups spend less than 30% of their internet time on the same. The amount of time spent on downloads decreases with age and gets as low as 6% for the people in 70s. Overall, the table suggests that teenagers are most likely to spend time playing games and doing downloads. On the other hand, older people, on an average, are interested in researching and buying products. It is also significant to note that people spend the least amount of time when it comes to searching for other people online.
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