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English Way To Win
English Way To Win
English Way To Win
Useful structures;
• 32 students like Science.
• Most of the students like cricket.
• The most popular free time activity is gardening.
• The least popular free time activity is dancing.
• An equal number of students like bread and noodles.
• More students like badminton than cricket.
• The number of students reading newspapers is lower/less than the number of
students reading books.
• The number of students who read newspapers is lower/ less than the number of
students who read books.
• The highest number of students like badminton.
• The lowest number of students like noodles.
• The majority likes gardening.
• The minority likes reading books.
❖ The following bar graph shows the favourite sports of Grade 11students of
Galagedara Maha Vidyalaya. Write a description about it. Use about 100 words.
The following words will help you.
35
30
25
20
15
10
0
Cricket football badminton swimming netball volleyball
sports
Activity 1
The following bar graph shows the different sources of water used by the people in a remote
village. Study the bar graph and match the answers with the questions.
Number of people
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
taps rivers tube wells wells springs lakes
sources of water
7. What is the least popular source of water? g. taps, rivers, tube wells,
wells, springs and lakes
8. What source is more popular than springs? h. sources of water
Activity 2
The following bar graph shows the favorite desserts of the students of Grade 11. Study the bar
graph and complete the sentences.
Number of students
Favourite desserts
Activity 3
Study the following bar graph and complete the paragraphs.
50
Number of Students
40
30
20
10
0
blue green red purple yellow pink
Colours
The above bar graph shows (1.) ………………………….. The vertical axis shows (2.)
………………………. The horizontal axis shows (3.) ………………………………………
They are (4.) ………………………..
15 students like (5.) ………………….. and (6.) …………………………. like red. (7.)
………………………….. like blue and 25 students like (8.) ………………………….
Extended Activities
Activity 1
The following bar graph shows the expenses of a student for his higher studies. Study the bar
graph and write a description. Use about 100 words.
You may use the following words.
(the highest, the lowest, more, less, an equal amount)
Rupees
12000
10000
Expenses
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
boarding fees food stationary data tuition transport
Expenses
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
science maths English history IT Geography
Favourite Subjects
Activity 3
The following bar graph shows the towns that Grade 11 students of Sinharaja Maha Vidyalaya,
like to visit. Study the bar graph and write a description. Use about 100 words.
You may use the following words.
(the highest, the lowest, more, less, an equal)
80 The Towns that Grade 11 Students Like to Visit
70
Number of students
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Badulla Matara Jaffna Galle Ampara
Towns
Useful structures;
• 10 % (Ten percent) of the students go to school by train.
• 20% (Twenty percent) reads historical novels.
❖ The following pie chart shows the modes of transportation used by the students of
Gajasinha Vidyalaya . Write a description about it. Use about 100 words.
The following words will help you.
Sectorequal,
C the highest more than, less than the lowest
Sector B
on
foot
motor bikes 10%
20%
threewheelers 15%
school
vans
15%
school busses 40%
The above pie chart shows the modes of transportation used by, the students of
Gajasinha Vidyalaya . They are school buses, school vans, motor bikes, trishaws and on
foot.
40% of students use school busses while 15% of students use school vans.
The highest percentage of students use school buses. The lowest percentage of
students come to school on foot. An equal percentage of students use threewheelers and
school vans.
More students use motor bikes than threewheelers. Less students use school vans
than school buses.
The pie chart clearly shows that the private transport modes are the most popular in
Gajasinha Vidyalaya.
red yellow 3%
7%
orange
10% purple
40%
blue
20%
pink
20%
1. The above pie chart …………………. the favourite colours of Grade 5 students of
Sujatha Primary School.
a. show b. shows c. showed
playing cycling
badminton 5%
10%
reading books
listening to
20%
music
15%
playing swimming
computer 15%
games
35%
Activity 3
The following pie chart shows the student participation for the online lessons of Grade 11
classes of Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya. The grade11 classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.
Study the pie chart and complete the passage using the words given in the box.
equal percentage, More, The highest percentage, not satisfactory, The lowest
percentage, Less
15 %
11F
8%
11E
20 %
5% 11B
11D 15 %
11C
The above pie chart shows the student participation for the online lessons of Grade 11 classes of
Dharmapura Maha Vidyalaya. The Grade 11 classes are A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
The (1.) ……………………………….. of student participation is from Grade 11A. The (2.)
……………………………. of student participation is from Grade 11D. (3.) An ………………
of student participation is from Grade 11C and 11F.
(4.) ………………. student participation is from Grade 11G than Grade 11E. (5.) ……………
student participation is from Grade 11C than Grade 11A.
The above pie chart clearly shows that the student participation for online lessons is
……………………………………..
Extended Activities
Activity 1
The following pie chart shows the expenditure of Mrs. Silva’s family in the month of
May. Study the pie chart and write a description about it. Use about 100 words.
You may use the following words in your description.
The highest percentage, The lowest percentage, An equal percentage, more, less,
others
electricity 5%
10% food
30%
medicine
10%
education
20%
transport
25%
The majority, The minority, The lowest, The highest, equal, more, less
Chapathi
10%
stringhopp
ers milkrice
20% 45%
rice and
curry
15%
noodles
10%
Activity 3
The following pie chart shows the extra-curricular activities of Grade 11 students of Sarasavi
Vidyalaya. Study the pie chart and write a description about it. Use about 100 words.
You can use the following words.
more, The lowest percentage, The highest percentage, equal percentage, less,
guiding
10% scouting
20%
Karate
10%
cadeting
5%
athletics
30% swimming
25%
❖ The following table shows the hobbies of the Grade 10 students of Ranweli Vidyalaya.
Write a description about it. Use about 100 words.
The following words will help you.
the highest, equal, the lowest, more than, less than
The above table shows the hobbies of grade 10 students of Ranweli Vidyalaya.
The first column shows the hobbies. The second column shows the number of students.
The hobbies are listening to music, reading books, surfing the internet, watching TV,
playing video games and travelling.
The highest number of students like playing video games. The lowest number
of students like travelling. An equal number of students like surfing the internet and
watching TV.
More students like reading books than listening to music. Less students like
surfing the internet than playing video games.
It is clear that indoor hobbies are the most popular hobbies among grade 10
students.
Activity 2
The following table shows the units of water consumed by Mr. Perera's family during the last 6
months. Study the table and complete the sentences.
Month Units of water
January 35
February 43
March 25
April 56
May 43
June 12
1. The above table shows the units of water consumed by ……………………………. during
the last 6 months.
2. The first column shows the months and the second column shows …………………
Activity 3
The following table shows the favourite food items of Grade 10 students. Complete the
paragraph given below.
Favourite food items Number of students
noodles 45
rice and curry 38
Pizza 45
fried rice 55
hoppers 35
string hoppers 42
Total 260
The above table shows the (1.) ……………………………. of the students in Grade 10.
The food items are (2.) ……………………………... The total (3.) ………………………….
are 260.
The highest number of students like (4.) ………………. The lowest number of students
like (5.) ……………... An equal number of students like (6.) …………………. More students
like (7.) ……………. than noodles. Less students like rice and curry than (8.) …………….
According to the above table the most popular food item is (9.) ……………………. and the least
popular food item is (10.) ……………………… among the students of Grade 11.
Extended Activities
Activity 1
The following table shows the favourite games of the students of Grade 11 in your school. Write
a description about it. Use about 100 words.
The following words may help you.
most, least, the highest, the lowest, more than, less than, equal
Activity 2
The following table shows the countries that the students of Benedict College like to go for their
higher studies. Write a description about it. Use about 100 words.
The following words may help you.
most, least, the highest, the lowest, more than, less than, equal
Activity 3
The following table shows the marks of the 2nd and 3rd term tests, Buwani got for 6 subjects, in
2021. Write a description about it. Use about 100 words.
The following words may help you.
most, least, the highest, the lowest, more than, less than, equal
Subjects Marks of the 2nd term test Marks of the 3rd term test
science 74 82
mathematics 85 79
English 78 88
history 62 60
geography 74 69
music 55 69
❖ The following Venn diagram shows the favourite subjects of the students of Grade
11A in your school. Study the diagram and write a description about it. Use about
100 words.
You may use the following words.
science 32
11 7
3
History 17 Mathematics
4
26
The above Venn diagram shows the favourite subjects of the students
of Grade 11A. They are science, history and mathematics.
The highest number of students like science. The lowest number of
students like history. 26 students like mathematics. More students like science
than history. Less students like mathematics than science. 4 students like both
mathematics and history. 7 students like both mathematics and science. 11
students like both history and science. Only 3 students like all the three subjects.
According to the above Venn diagram, science is the most popular
subject among the students of Grade 11A of my school.
5
carom
3 4
10 12
15
scrabble
6 chess
ii. Study the above Venn diagram and say whether the following statements are 'True'
or 'False'.
1. There are 3 games.
2. Only 12 students like scrabble.
3. The number of students who like only carom and chess are 6.
4. Six students like all the games.
5. 15 students like only chess.
1. The 3 games in the Venn diagram are chess, carom and ______________
2. The total number of students are ______________
3. _______________ students like only scrabble.
4. _______________ likes all the games.
5. The number of students who like only scrabble and chess are _____________
Activity 2
The following Venn diagram shows the devices used by the students of Grade 11 of Vidyaraja
Vidyalaya for their online learning. Study the Venn diagram and complete the sentences.
smart phones
25
20 15
8
laptops desktop
5 20 12 15
computers
8 55 15
Anuradhapura
15
3 15
12
Galle Badulla
35 40
20
Activity 1
The following Venn diagram shows the favourite TV programmes of the students of Grade 11in
Siridamma College. Write a description about it using 100 words.
Use the following words.
the highest, the lowest, more than, total, less than, equal
news
45
15
30 15
12
Musical
documentries
programmes
25 20 45
35
Activity 2
The following Venn diagram shows the social media applications students use for their online
learning in your school. The applications are Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Write a
description about it. Use about 100 words. Use the following words.
highest, lowest, more than, total, less than, equal
18
Instargram
48
52
36
Facebook WhatsApp
97
21 34
the highest, the lowest, more than, total, less than, equal
IT
25
14 25
22
engineering Accounting
18
10 15