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IELTS Trends Describing Language

Subjects : ielts, english, vocabulary

Instructions:

Answer 39 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. (adj.) Looking at everything together
to eat out
to go down
overall
to double

2. (adj.) Sudden - great - and noticeable
steadily
gradual
annually
dramatic

3. (v.) To be stable - to stay the same
a trend
to not change
to decrease
to climb up

4. (v.) To go upward with gradual or continuous progress
to go down
overall
to climb up
in contrast

5. (v.) To become greater or more
steeply
temporal
in contrast
to increase

6. (adj.) Engaged in or connected with business - trade - manufactured goods - or company products
to fluctuate
to peak at
industrial
to half

7. (adj.) Step-by-step; proceeding in small stages or degrees
to fluctuate
gradual
to increase
steep

8. (adv.) Every year; once a year; per year
to climb up
steeply
annually
overall

9. (adv.) Slowly over a period of time
gradually
sudden
steady
industrial

10. (v.) To decrease
gradual
to go down
to climb up
dramatic

11. (adj.) Happening in a short period of time; abrupt; rapid
sudden
dramatic
annual
to increase

12. (adv.) To sharply rise or fall - almost straight up and down
to not change
to remain stable
moderate
steeply

13. (n.) All the changes over time; a pattern
to fluctuate
a trend
slightly
to go down

14. (v.) To move up and down over a period of time
to fluctuate
dramatic
steady
a trend

15. (adj.) Consistent - even and regular change
gradually
to increase
steady
to decrease

16. (adj.) A sharp rise or fall - almost straight up and down
moderate
steep
to climb up
annual

17. (adv.) Happening quickly - abruptly - rapidly
slightly
to peak at
suddenly
to fluctuate

18. (adv.) In a manner that is consistent - even and regular
annual
slightly
to decrease
steadily

19. (adj.) Medium; average; not extreme in quality - degree - or amount
steeply
to eat out
moderate
a trend

20. (v.) To fall or decline rapidly
to drop
gradual
to fluctuate
slightly

21. (adv.) To a very small amount - degree - or extent
to remain steady
slightly
suddenly
to decrease

22. (adv.) adv. In a sudden - great - and noticeable manner
steeply
to remain steady
steadily
dramatically

23. (v.) To become smaller or less.
to rise
industrial
to decrease
gradual

24. (a connector) on the other hand - as an opposite
moderate
to double
a trend
in contrast

25. (v.) To be stable - to stay the same
to not change
to remain stable
slight
suddenly

26. (adj.) Having to do with time
dramatic
temporal
to stand at
overall

27. (v.) To be stable - to stay the same
steep
overall
to remain steady
steady

28. (adv.) changing only a little bit
to half
to climb up
slightly
to eat out

29. (v.) To go up
to fluctuate
overall
to rise
dramatic

30. (adv.) In a manner that is kept within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme - excessive - or intense
to double
slightly
moderately
to rise

31. (v.) To g to a restaurant for a meal
to eat out
temporal
to double
to go down

32. (v.) To start at a particular figure or place
slightly
annual
to increase
to stand at

33. (adj.) Very small in amount - degree - or extent
to climb up
to not change
industrial
slight

34. (adj.) Every year; once a year; per year
annual
to rise
steep
to go down

35. (v.) To increase two times
to not change
to double
to climb up
dramatic

36. (v.) To change from a fall or a rise and become level
annual
to eat out
steeply
to level out

37. (v.) To reach a maximum value
gradual
slight
to peak at
steeply

38. (v.) To decrease two times
steeply
annually
sudden
to half

39. (v.) To gradually become less - worse - or lower
suddenly
a trend
to level out
to decline