SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
QUESTION-1.
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.
QUESTION-2.
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.
QUESTION-3
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.
QUESTION-4
The following table shows details about the different internet activities for six 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 six 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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