Writing Made Simple:

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Writing Task 1: Static Question Types

Vocabulary and Grammar Answers

 Exercise 1 Part A

1. The number of parks in the northern half of the city was sizable, with 16.

2. At a mere 5, the amount of parks in the southern half was meager.

3. With a whopping 16, the quantity of northern parks was noticeably substantial.

4. The amount of southern parks was considerably paltry, at only 5.

 Exercise 1 Part B
There are many possible answers.

1. Cities in France had a vastly greater number of cinemas, with

an average of 20, than cities in Germany, at an average of 5.

2. The number of rivers in Province A, at only 2, was markedly

more miniscule than the quantity in Province B, which had 100.
 Exercise 1 Part B
3. The number of people attending college in New York City is
the most massive, with 294,000, compared to the quantity of
college students in Miami, which had only 200,000.

4. While the number of apartments in one city block in Taipei is

markedly larger, at 600, the number of apartments in the same
area in Kaohsiung is relatively miniscule, with 100.
 Exercise 2 Part A
There are many possible answers.

1. Compared with the most meager amount of people studying

for career purposes, at 27%, the most popular reason for
studying was interest, with 80%.

2. Whereas the percentage of garbage that was composted was

the most markedly paltry, with 14%, the proportion that was
sent to the landfill was the largest, at 75%.
 Exercise 2 Part A
3. At 80%, the number of people working at home was the most
sizable; on the other hand, the amount working at the office was
noticeably meager, with 20%.
 Exercise 2 Part B
1. The most meager amount of people studying was for
career purposes, at 27%, while the most popular reason for
studying was interest, with 80%.

2. Compared to the markedly paltry percentage of

composted garbage, with 14%, the proportion that was sent
to the landfill was the largest, at 75%.
 Exercise 2 Part B
3. At 80%, the number of people working at home was the
most sizable; nevertheless, the amount working at the
office was noticeably meager, with 20%.
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