SMK SERI KAMPAR,

31900 KAMPAR, PERAK.

Exercise 2 -DESCRIBING LINE GRAPHS

( A ) Complete the description of the graph by numbering the descriptive words in the table
below.

The Shares of Company X in 2001.

7
8 17
6 8
7
9 16
6 1 15
5
5
1
4 2 0 14
3 4
3
13
2 12
1
11
0
Jan Feb Mac Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

peak trough stagnant levelled off

recovery fluctuations climb shot
dipped plunged fluctuated bottomed
drop rocketed growth plateau
fell

In 2001, the shares of Company X shows some _( 1 )___ from January to February,
the highest at 6.2 points and lowest at 4.5 points before it began to ___( 2 )____ steadily till
mid of March at 3.6 points. Then it hit a __( 3 )__ in April before it recovered and began to
___( 4 )__ slowly till mid of May ( 4.5 points), where it __( 5 )____ erractically with the highest
at 6.9 points and the lowest at 4.1 points till the month ofJuly. From the month of July at 6.3
points, it ___( 6 )___ up to 8.5 points, mid of July; the highest __( 7 )___ of the company for
the year 2001. From there, it __( 8 )____ drastically to 6.5 points in August, where it
remained __( 9 )___ till the end of August. At the end of August, the shares ___( !0)____ and
nearly ___(11 )____ out at 1.2 points in early September before it made a __( 12 )___ to
3.8 points in the mid of September and __( 13 )___ back to 2.8 points in October. The shares
then shows a constant __( 14 )_ till it reached a ___( 15 )__ at the end of October (5.5
points) and remained there till mid of November. Beginning from mid of November, the shares
___( 16 )____ to 7.5 points in December and __( 17 )__ for the rest of the year.

(B) Based on the graph, describe the flow of the line graph.

The Sales of Company X.

10
3200
3000 4
2800 11
2600 9
2400 3 13
2200 5 8
2
2000 12
1800 1
1600
1400 7
1200

1000 6
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct

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Here are some words and phrases to help you describe trends:
Nouns Adjectives Adverbs Verbs Phrases
a rise sharp sharply rose leaped upwards
an increase dramatic dramatically increased shot up
a growth consistent consistently went up
a boom considerable considerably climbed
a recovery steady steadily rocketed
slight slightly surged
gradual gradually soared
drastic drastically boomed
a decrease rapid rapidly decreased bottomed out
a fall sudden suddenly fell hit the lowest point
a drop moderate steeply dropped fell rock bottom
a decline steep moderately declined went down
a slump substantial substantially slumped bottom out
a tumble minimal minimally tumbled
a plunge significant significantly plunged
crash plummeted
crashed

a plateau stagnant stagnated remained constant

remained stagnant
levelled off
remained stable
a fluctuation erractic erractically fluctuated
inconsistency inconsistent
a dip hit
a trough
a peak