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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. (v.) To be stable - to stay the same
to rise
to peak at
gradual
to remain steady

2. (v.) To move up and down over a period of time
to fluctuate
to remain steady
suddenly
in contrast

3. (adj.) Engaged in or connected with business - trade - manufactured goods - or company products
steady
industrial
to remain steady
to decline

4. (adj.) Step-by-step; proceeding in small stages or degrees
sudden
gradual
slightly
dramatic

5. (adv.) To a very small amount - degree - or extent
to decrease
gradually
slightly
to not change

6. (adv.) adv. In a sudden - great - and noticeable manner
dramatically
to half
slightly
to decrease

7. (adj.) Looking at everything together
annual
to eat out
overall
dramatically

8. (v.) To start at a particular figure or place
steep
industrial
to stand at
slight

9. (adj.) Sudden - great - and noticeable
steadily
gradually
to increase
dramatic

10. (adj.) Having to do with time
to double
overall
to remain stable
temporal

11. (adv.) In a manner that is consistent - even and regular
to decrease
steadily
in contrast
to remain steady

12. (v.) To go upward with gradual or continuous progress
to climb up
to stand at
slight
steep

13. (adv.) Every year; once a year; per year
dramatically
to remain steady
annually
suddenly

14. (v.) To become greater or more
to increase
annual
to peak at
slight

15. (v.) To go up
to decrease
gradual
steady
to rise

16. (v.) To increase two times
to decline
to double
steady
gradually

17. (v.) To fall or decline rapidly
slight
to drop
to stand at
steeply

18. (adv.) In a manner that is kept within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme - excessive - or intense
gradually
slight
to remain stable
moderately

19. (v.) To gradually become less - worse - or lower
to decline
annual
dramatically
in contrast

20. (adj.) Consistent - even and regular change
steady
slight
temporal
gradual

21. (n.) All the changes over time; a pattern
a trend
to half
annually
gradual

22. (adj.) Medium; average; not extreme in quality - degree - or amount
slightly
dramatic
to fluctuate
moderate

23. (v.) To g to a restaurant for a meal
to peak at
in contrast
to eat out
slightly

24. (adj.) A sharp rise or fall - almost straight up and down
slight
to not change
to stand at
steep

25. (adv.) Happening quickly - abruptly - rapidly
to remain stable
to remain steady
to peak at
suddenly

26. (adj.) Happening in a short period of time; abrupt; rapid
annually
dramatically
to increase
sudden

27. (v.) To be stable - to stay the same
gradual
to remain stable
gradually
to go down

28. (v.) To become smaller or less.
to decline
to remain steady
dramatically
to decrease

29. (v.) To decrease two times
a trend
to half
to peak at
to decrease

30. (v.) To change from a fall or a rise and become level
to level out
to not change
to decline
to fluctuate

31. (adv.) changing only a little bit
slightly
gradual
to double
to remain steady

32. (adj.) Every year; once a year; per year
annual
to remain steady
to decline
steeply

33. (a connector) on the other hand - as an opposite
steeply
in contrast
to decline
to decrease

34. (adj.) Very small in amount - degree - or extent
steeply
to go down
to remain steady
slight

35. (v.) To be stable - to stay the same
sudden
to remain steady
slightly
to not change

36. (adv.) To sharply rise or fall - almost straight up and down
slight
steeply
to double
to drop

37. (v.) To reach a maximum value
moderate
suddenly
to go down
to peak at

38. (adv.) Slowly over a period of time
gradually
to remain stable
to increase
to decrease

39. (v.) To decrease
dramatically
to go down
to double
gradual