Lesson 6: Bar Chart Exercise

This bar chart exercise is a gap fill to give you pratice with the language of comparison, contrast and percentages. Look at the graph and then read the model answer. Choose the right word to go in the gap.
Bar Chart Exercise - Gap Fill You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The chart shows the percentage of drugs taken by girls and boys in a school in New Zealand. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

Place the right word into the space. Make sure you write (or copy and paste) the word exactly as it appears in the box, otherwise it will get marked as wrong.

at approximately 8% / the least / school children / are similar / gender / in percentages / more than / equal / at the same level / percentages for / at only 5% / around 33% / is exactly / 4% for / bar chart illustrates The 1. take, divided by 3. information on the quantity of drugs 2. and measured 4. in New Zealand . Overall, it is immediately any of the other drugs, whereas LSD is

apparent that hashish or marijuana is used 5. used 6.

. At first glance we can see that boys take more drugs than girls for 6 out of 7 number of boys and girls take cocaine.

of the drugs listed, however an 7.

To begin with, boys use more hashish or marijuana than girls at 8. respectively. Following this, boys take heroin, opium or morphine 9. 10. On the other hand, the 11. amphetamines and solvents 12.

and 29% but girls

for both boys and girls at 2% and 3% for girls and 13. Next, the pattern for LSD and medical drugs 14.

both drugs for boys. the same for both genders at 4%.

1% for girls and 3% for boys. Finally, boys and girls take cocaine 15.
1. bar chart illustrates 2. school children 3. gender 4. in percentages 5. more than 6. the least 7. equal 8. around 33% 9. at approximately 8% 10. at only 5% 11. percentages for

12. are similar 13. 4% for 14. is exactly