Writing Task 1

Question 1

Increase

Answer 1

Climb - Grow

Rise

Question 2

Increase

Answer 2

Soar - Surge

Swell - Skyrocket

Question 3

Decrease

Answer 3

Fall - Decline - Halve - Plummet - Plunge

Question 4

Decrease

Answer 4

Dwindle - Slump - Shrink

Question 5

Adjectives for a lot

Answer 5

Dramatic - Considerable - Significant - Marked - Substantial

Hefty - Wild - Crazy - Impressive - Sizable

Question 6

Adjectives for a little

Answer 6

Minimal - Slight

Negligible - Scant - meager

Question 9

Lowest point

Answer 9

Hit rock bottom

Bottom out

Sank to a trough

Question 10

Highest point

Answer 10

Hit a peak

Reach an apex

Question 11

Stay the same

Answer 11

Stabilise

Remain the same

Experience no change

Question 12

Useful Language for Analysis

Answer 12

During the ten-year span from 2007 to 2017,

Over the span of centuries,

Question 13

Useful Language for Analysis

Change over time

Answer 13

The line graph given presents information about the (amount, number or quantity) of…., during the ten-year span of time from 2005 to 2015

From the information, we can see that…

The graph explains…