TASK 3 M5 L3

A Do this exercise and quizzes to check your understanding of the explanation in Text 1.
1. Extracting information from bar charts: football results
Answer the following questions using the bar chart above:
1. Who scored the most goals? Dimitar
2. How many goals did Carlos score? 19 Goals
3. Which three players scored ten goals? Johan, Wayne, and Salomon
4. How many more goals did Dimitar score than Didier? 9 Goals
5. How many players scored more than 15 goals? Two players (Carlos and
Dimitar)
2 Graphs and charts: Entry 3 quiz
ANSWERS
Level A

1. D. 10
2. C. 6 people
3. C. 7 students have brown eyes.
4. C. 20 cans
5. A. The number of times something is recorded.
6. D. 10
7. B. 12
8. C. 15
9. C. Thursday.
10. A. 5 drinks.

Level B
1. B. The vertical axis is the line which goes from top to bottom on the left hand side of the
chart.
2. B. The horizontal axis is the line along the bottom of the chart.
3. C. 35 trees
4. A title.
5. The boxes are different sizes.
6. Tuesday.
7. 35 newspapers.
8. C. Red.
9. D. 12.
10. D. Swimming
Level C
1. D. 30.
2. B. 9.
3. D. The key tells you what each bar colour represents.
4. C. 50.
5. B. False.
6. A. True.
7. D. A key.
8. D. 16 houses.
9. B. 1/2 a house
10. C. July

Now, study this other bar chart carefully to answer the questions listed below.

(1) What does the chart provide information about?

The chart provides the means of transport used by International visitor to New Zealand
during visit
(2) What is the commonest means of transport? What percentage of visitors use it?
The commonest means of transport is car with 69% use a car.
(3) Which two means of transport are used almost the same amount? What percentage of
visitors use them?
Plane and Coach are used almost the same amount with 32% of plane and 31% of coach
(4) What is the fourth most popular means of transport? What percentage of visitors use it?
The fourth most popular means of transport is Train with 20% visitors use it.
(5) Which means of transport is used least? What percentage of visitors use it?
Boat is used least with 8% of visitors use it.
(6) Overall, which is more popular: private transport or public transport?
Private transport is more popular tha public transport..
 A Line and Pie Charts
1 Reading line graphs

Answer these questions based on the line chart that follows.

(1) What information does the chart provied? The chart provied the information about
montly temperature for three city in one years .
(2) What is the most possible purpose of the chart?
To describe temperature changes of three cities in a year and to compare it with 3 cities.
(3) Which month has the highest average monthly temperature in the three cities? What is the
temperature height?
June is the highest average monthly temperature in three cities and it is 340C.
(4) Which month has the lowest temperature in Cairo? What is the average temperature for
Singapore for the same month?
It is January in Cairo. It is 260C in Singapore
(5) Which city has the most extreme temperature difference throughout the year? What is the
minimum temperature? What is its highest one?
New Delhi has the most extreme temperature difference throughout the year. The minimun
temperature is 140C. The highest one is 340C.
(6) Which city has the most stable temperature? What is the lowest temperature for this city?
When does it happen?
Singapore has the most stable temperature. The lowest temperatue for this city is 260C. It
happens in January.

Reading pie charts

For Holiday

29%
(1) What is the main reason for visiting New Zealand?
(2) What percentage of visitors go to New Zealand to
see friends and family? the number of people who go to New
(3) What does the figure 13% refer to? Zealand on business
(4) What is meant by other on the chart? other reasons
(5) In general, do more people visit New Zealand for
work or pleasure? for pleasure