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01. From the chart below what was the percentage of rainfall in July compared with February?

(……………….)

➢ The graph shows average rainfall in millimeters (mm) for the first six months of the year.

02. Which was the second wettest month? (……………….)

03. Which was the second lowest rainfall month? (……………….)

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04. What is the difference of rainfalls of May and February? (……………….)

05. What is the total rainfall of months January and June? (……………….)

➢ The graph shows the average weight in kilograms of boys and girls in a certain school between ages
of 10 and 20.

06. At what age were the boys about 48 kg? (………………..)

07. At what age were the boys and girls almost the same weight? (………………..)

08. At what age range they were had big gap of weight? (………………..)

09. What is the weight difference of girls and boys at the age of 12 years? (………………..)

➢ The graph shows the exchange rate of dollars to rupees at end of 2014 and 2016.

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10. How much is a dollar worth in rupees in end of 2014? (……………..)

11. How much is a dollar worth in rupees in end of 2016? (……………..)

12. How much Rs.1000 worth in dollars in 2014? (……………..)

13. How much Rs.1000 worth in dollars in 2016? (……………..)

➢ The graph below shows the profit achieved by six government corporations. A, B, C, D, E, F over a
three-year period.

14. Which corporation increased its profit by the greatest percentage in 2015? What is the percentage?

(…………….. , …………….)

15. Summarized the dates for the three years?

(………………..)

16. What is the increase of profit percentage of corporation E in year 2016 against 2015?

(………………..)

17. What is the percentage of lost of profit of corporations in year 2016 against 2015?

(………………..)

18. Three-year period which corporation had the highest profit and lowest profit gains?

(………………..)

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➢ Data Interpretation

➢ The above two graphs show the average monthly rainfall in mm for four provinces. A, B, C and D
over a 12-month period.

19. Which province had the highest average monthly rainfall?

(………………..)

20. Taking cumulative, which province had lowest rainfall of the year?

(………………..)

21. In which province did the total rainfall from September to December exceed 1000 mm?

(………………..)

22. Out of four provinces which province had most wetted in months of April and May?

(………………..)

23. What is the rainfall different the province A and C in month of June?

(………………..)

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➢ The following graphs which indicate the percentage contributed to the total profit by each of the six
divisions. P, Q, R, S, T and U of company X in the years 2015 and 2016.

24. In 2015, what was the average of the amounts contributed to the total profit by Division U and Division
T?

(1) Rs. 1,000,000 (3) Rs. 3,000,000

(2) Rs. 1,500,000 (4) Rs. 4,500,000

(………………..)

25. How many of the divisions contributed more to the total profit of the company in 2016 than in 2015?

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4

(………………..)

➢ The following diagram indicates the percentage of time two viewers A and B spent watching each of
the Television Channels P, Q, R, S, T, U in the year 2016.

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 Consider the following statements.

(1) A spent less time than B spent watching channel T.

(2) A spent more time than B spent watching channel Q.
(3) A and B together spent more time on channel P than on channel S.
(4) A and B together spent less time on channel T than on channel U.

26. Which one of the above statements is true if A and B spent equal time watching television in the year
2016.

(……………….)

27. Which one of the above statements is true if A spent 500 hours watching television while B watched
television for 800 hours in the year 2016.

(……………….)

➢ Following Questions based on the following graph.

NUMBER OF APPLICANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PLACES AT UNIVERSITY 2007-2016.

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28. In which one of the following years did the number of applicants for undergraduate places increase
the most when compared with the previous year?

(1) 2010 (2) 2011 (3) 2013 (4) 2015

(……………..)

29. Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the graph?

X - The number of applicants for undergraduate places more than doubled from 2007-2016.
Y - For each of the years 2008-2016 inclusive the number of applicants for undergraduate places was
greater than that of the previous year.
Z - The greatest number of applicants for undergraduate places at the University P was in the year 2015.

(1) X only (3) Z only

(2) Y only (4) X and Z only

(………………)

➢ Kokila and Sandalatha are two students who sat the General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level)
2016 Examination. The percentages of time they spent on the subjects: Mathematics Social Studies,
English, Religion, Science, First Language, Aesthetic Studies and Technology are indicated in the
following diagrams.

Consider the following statements:

(A) Kokila spent less time than Sandalatha on Mathematics.
(B) Kokila spent more time than Sandalatha on Science and Religion.
(C) Kokila and Sandalatha together spent more time on Mathematics than on Science.

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 (D) Kokila and Sandalatha together spent less time on Social Studies than on English.
(E) Kokila spent more time than Sandalatha on English.

30. Which one of the above statements is true if Kokila spent a total time of 2000 hours and Sandalatha
spent a total time of 2200 hours on studies?

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) E

31. Which one of the above statements is true if Kokila spent a total of 2200 hours and Sandalatha spent
a total of 2000 hours on studies?

(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) E

➢ Following Questions are based on the following graph.

PADDY PRODUCTION IN SRI LANKA 1989-2004

32. For which one of the periods shown in the graph was the total paddy production in both Yala and
Maha the highest?

(1) 1994-95 (2) 1997-98 (3) 1998-99 (4) 2002-03

33. For which one of the periods shown in the graph was the difference in the production of paddy in
Maha and Yala the lowest?

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(1) 1990-91 (2) 1993-94 (3) 2000-01 (4) 2002-03