VOCABULARY TEST

_WRITING TASK 1-STATIC CHARTS_

I. Multiple choice: choose the correct answer

1. What is this chart called? 6
5 Chart Title
4
A. Pie chart
3
B. Bar chart
2
C. Line chart 1
D. Column chart 0
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4

Series 1 Series 2 Series 3

2. Which picture shows a line chart?

A. B.

C. Chart Title Chart Title

14 Category 4
12
10 Sales Category 3
8
6 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Category 2
4
2 Category 1
0 D.
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Series 1Chart
SeriesTitle
2 Series 3 Series 3 Series 2 Series 1
3.
6 Which word means “tăng”?
5
A.4 Decline B. Fall C.
3 Increase D. Remain
4. 2 Which word has the same
1
0 meaning with “Decrease”?
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4
A. Stable B. Decline
Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 C. Slight D. Grow
5. Which word is a noun?
A. Growth B. Fall C. Climb D. A & B
6. Which word has the closest meaning with “significant”?
A. Remarkable B. Slight C. Unchanged D. Considerably
7. Which is the antonym of “rise”?
A. Grow B. Fall C. Go up D. Climb
8. Which is the synonym of “slight”?
A. Gradual B. Considerable C. Stable D. Dramatic
9. Which is an adverb?
A. Increasing B. Significant C. Slightly D. Decline
10. Which word means “biến động”?
A. Fluctuate B. Remain C. Surpass D. Record
11. What is the noun of “fluctuate”?
A. Fluct B. Fluctuation
B. C. Fluctment D. it does not have a noun
12. How to say “tăng từ 8% lên 15%”in English?
A. Increase from 8% to 15%
B. Increase at 8% to 15%
C. Increase from 8% at 15%
D. Increase 8% 15%
13. What is “decrease by 15%” in Vietnamese?
A. Giảm đi mất 15%
B. Giảm còn 15%
C. Giảm từ 15%
D. None is correct
14. How to say “biến động trong khoảng từ 8% lên 15%”in English?
A. Fluctuate in the range from 8% to 15%
B. Hover around at 8 to 15%
C. Fluctuate at 8% and 15%
D. Hover around from 8% 15%
15. What is the meaning of “hover around”?
A. Giữ nguyênB. Tăng C. Giảm D. Biến động
16. Finish the sentence:
“The unemployment rate of Vietnam has increased _________ from
8% to 30% in the last 4 years”
A. significant C. significantly
B. slightly D. slight
17. Finish the sentence:
“The percentage of female workers was 30% in 2002, after which it
experienced a remarkable __________ to 40% after 2 years.”
A. increase C. increased
B. decline D. declined
18. Finish the sentence:
“There was a significant ________ in the number of car drivers, but a
considerable increase can be seen in that of motorcyclers.”
A. fall B. rise C. fluctuation D. remain
19. Finish the sentence:
“While the proportion of comics in the library rose slightly from 4%
to 6%, the figure ____ reference books doubled from 15% after 6
months.”
A. at B. of C. for D. in
20. Finish the sentence:
 “There was a dramatic increase in the amount of CO2, while a
considerable decrease can be seen in ________ of SO2 and NO.”
A. that B. those C. this D. data
21. What is the synonym of “percentage”
A. Proportion C. Number
B. Amount D. A & C
22. Finish the sentence:
“ The number of Series 3 was ______ 2 in 2002, after which it
increased ___ 4 in 2005.

Chart Title A. around/at

7 B. exactly/by
6 C. about/from
5
4
D. correctly/to
3
2
1
0
2002 2003 2004 2005

Series 1 Series 2 Series 3

 VOCABULARY TEST
_WRITING TASK 1-STATIC CHARTS_

II. Fill the blanks

- Sự tăng (noun) : ____________=____________=____________

- Mạnh, nhiều, đáng : ____________=____________=____________
kể (adj)
- Nhẹ, ít (adj) : ____________=____________=____________
- Đỉnh (noun) : ____________=____________
- Đáy (noun) : ____________=____________
- Tương đối, xấp xỉ : ____________=____________=____________
(adv)
- Gấp đôi : ____________
- Gấp ba : ____________
- Gấp n lần (n ≥4) : ____________
- Tương tự (Conj) : ____________=____________
- Ngược lại (Conj) : ____________=____________
- Tuy nhiên (Conj) : ____________=____________
- Trong khi đó : ____________
(Conj)
- Ngoài ra (Conj) : ____________=____________
- Chiếm (verb) : ____________=____________
- Một nửa : ____________
- Một phần ba : ____________
- Một phần tư : ____________
- Hai phần ba : ____________
- Dự đoán (verb) : ____________=____________=____________
- Dự đoán (noun) : ____________=____________=____________
III. Complete the sentences

1. The table shows the Proportions of Pupils Attending Four Secondary

School Types Between Between 2000 and 2009.

The table __________ the percentage of school children ___________

four different types of secondary school ________________.
_________, whereas the community schools experienced a ___________
increase in the proportion of those attending their institutions over the
period, a __________ can be seen in the others. ____________, the figure
for community schools _________ all other three types to be
______________________________.
The percentage of pupils in voluntary-controlled schools __________
from just over half _________________ from 2000 to 2009.
_____________, the relative number of children in _______
____________ - just under one quarter - dropped by half in the same
period. As for the specialist schools, the relatively small percentage of
pupils attending this type of school (12%) also____________, although
not significantly.
_____________, while the other three types of school declined in
importance, the opposite was true in the case of community schools. In
fact, whereas only a small minority of 12% were educated in these
schools ___________, this figure______________________________ of
all pupils during the following nine years.
2. The chart shows components of GDP in the UK from 1992 to 2000.

The __________________ the gross domestic product generated from the

IT and Service Industry in ___________________________, measured in
percentages.
Overall, it can be seen that both _____________ as a percentage of GDP,
but ______ remained at a higher rate throughout this time.
At the beginning of the period, in 1992, the Service Industry __________
4 per cent of GDP, whereas IT exceeded this, at __________. Over the
next four years, the levels became more similar, with both components
standing between_______________________. IT was still higher overall,
though it_______________ from 1994 to 1996.
However, over the following four years, the patterns of the two
components were noticeably different. The percentage of GDP from IT
increased ____________ to 12 in 1998 and then ____________ in 2000,
while the Service Industry stayed nearly the same, ______________ only
8 per cent. At the end of the period, the percentage of GDP from IT
__________________ that of the Service Industry.
3. The table below shows information and predictions regarding the
change in percentage of the population aged 65 and above in three
countries.

__________________________________ the proportion of people _____________________

_______________________ in Canada, Germany and the UK
_________________________, and __________________________ for 2030.

______________, it is predicted that the percentage of the over-65s will

___________ in ___________________________ between 1988 and 2030. While the
highest rate of elderly population can be found in _________________,
____________ had the lowest proportion before the year 2000 and
________________________ remain the lowest 30 years later.

In 1988, in terms of Canada and Germany, the __________________________________

_____________________began at 16.32% and 20.45%, _______________________. These
figures then ____________________a ______________________ increase of nearly 5% to
20.67% and 25.32% __________________________ in the next given year.
Meanwhile, the UK ________________________________ at slightly above 14%
between 1988 and 2000.

In 2030, it is likely that the percentage of the aging population will

_____________ _________________approximately 5% in three mentioned countries.
To be specific, Canada’s figure __________________________________ from 20.67%
to 26.35%, while Germany’s ______________________________ from 25.32% to
30.43% within 30 years. The UK, for the first time in the given period, is likely
to jump ___________________ _________________in the final year.
The charts detail the proportion of Australian secondary school graduates
who were unemployed, employed or further education in 1980, 1990, and
2000.

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