Sales

1.4 1.2

1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
8.2
3.2

Does the illustration give you information? What information does it give?

Compare the illustration with the text below:

Company A had 8.2% sales during the first quarter, however on the second quarter there was a
drastic drop of sales to only 3.2% . Moreover, during the third quarter, the sales went down to 1.4%
and continued to drop to 1.2%.

How did you get the information from the illustration? Did you do the same thing in acquiring the
information from the text?

The illustration is a non-linear text while the second one is a linear text.

A linear text is a traditional text that needs to be read from the beginning to the end. On the other
hand, non-linear text is non-sequential.

You will learn the differences between the two as you move forward.