Describing line graph

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• fell gradually

• dropped to a peak

• fluctuated

• fell sharply

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• remained unchanged

• fluctuated

• jumped around

• changed significantly

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• remained stable

• reached a trough

• reached a midpoint

• stayed the same

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• hit a low of

• hit the bottom

• troughed out

• hit a peak off

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• increased dramatically

• rose significantly

• stood at

• rose gradually

If you describe the above graph, should you write about every change you see?

• Yes

• No

Should you make sure you write about every country?

• yes

• no

Is this description of the graph ok?

"From 1975 to 1995, hamburgers increased from 10 to 100".

• Yes

• No

This is the rubric for the graph you just looked at. Which is the best introduction for the graph?

• The line graph shows the change in the amount and type of fast food consumed by Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000.

• The line graph compares the quantity and kind of fast food eaten by teenagers in Australia between 1975 and 2000.

• The line graph illustrates the change fast food consumed by Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000.

It’s good to group items that are doing similar things together on the graph. You can then put them together in paragraphs. What could you group together in this graph so that you have two body paragraphs?

• Pizza with chips and fish, and hamburger separately.

• Pizza with hamburger, and chips and fish separately.

• Chips and fish with hamburger, and pizza separately.