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Describing graphs for business eslflow.

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1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________ 4. ______________

5. ______________ 6. ______________ 7. ______________ 8. ______________

Match the words and phrases to the pictures above:


9. ______________ 10. ______________
peaked          decreased sharply        increased slightly
went down slowly                remained steady
increased sharply                 fluctuated a little
fluctuated a lot               stayed the same  decreased slightly
Choose the best answer.

1.  The demand for the product 5. The sales of the product 9. The number of visitors to
 _____________during the holiday _____________ over the past year the website _____________
season due to its popularity as a gift despite fluctuations in the despite changes in the
item. market. company's marketing
A. increased slightly strategy, which had no affect
A. peaked B. remained steady at all.
B. decreased sharply C. decreased slightly A. stayed the same
C. remained steady   B. increased slightly
  6. The new service was well C. decreased slightly
2. The stock price of the company received and it’s popularity has  
_____________ after the _____________ since its launch  
announcement of a major earlier this year. 10. The production output of
accounting scandal. the factory _____________
A. increased sharply after the installation of new
A. increased slightly B. fluctuated a lot machinery. In the future, we
B. decreased sharply C. remained steady hope for even better results.
C. remained steady  
  7. The exchange rate between A. decreased slightly
3. The number of employees in the two currencies _____________ due B. increased slightly
company _____________ after the to political instability in one of C. remained steady
opening of a new factory. the countries.

A. peaked A. fluctuated a lot


B. increased slightly B. fluctuated a little
C. stayed the same C. remained steady
   
4. The price of the commodity 8. The price of oil _____________
_____________ over the course of the during a time of economic
year due to low supply and high stability and low global demand.
demand during the coronavirus
epidemic. A. fluctuated a lot
B. fluctuated a little
A. went down slowly C. remained steady
B. remained steady  
C. increased sharply
Graph diagrams answers

1. remained steady
2. increased sharply
3. increased slightly
4. decreased sharply
5. fluctuated a lot
6. stayed the same
7. decreased slightly
8. peaked
9. went down slowly
10. fluctuated a little

Multiple choice answers


1. A. peaked
2. B. decreased sharply
3. B. increased slightly
4. A. increased sharply
5. B. remained steady
6. A. increased sharply
7. A. fluctuated a lot
8. C. remained steady
9. A. stayed the same
10. B. increased slightly

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