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Multiple choice question

Decline means to become worse, weaker or smaller.

For example:

If sales continue to decline, the company will have to close its shops.

Decline can also be used as a noun:

The decline in sales forced the company to close its shops.

Her doctors were very worried about the decline in her health.


	an increase or rise
	a decrease in numbers
	got worse
	went down

Which answers are closest in meaning to decline? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	an increase or rise
	went down
	got worse
	a decrease in numbers

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Multiple choice question

Something that declines goes down. It becomes less or smaller.


	I gained a lot of weight this year.
	The price of a digital textbook is often much cheaper than the printed version.
	The value of my car is less now than when I bought it.
	The temperature was hot during the day, but the nights were much colder.

Which answers below are examples of decline? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	The value of my car is less now than when I bought it.
	The temperature was hot during the day, but the nights were much colder.
	The price of a digital textbook is often much cheaper than the printed version.
	I gained a lot of weight this year.

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Multiple choice question

Decline can be used to describe a situation that was good, but got worse.

For example:

When the economy declines, it becomes weaker than it was before.


	People earn more money.
	The value of money goes down.
	People have less money to spend.
	Investments are not worth as much as they used to be.

Which answers describe things that happen when an economy declines? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	Investments are not worth as much as they used to be.
	The value of money goes down.
	People have less money to spend.
	People earn more money.

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Multiple choice question

An economic decline means that the economy is not growing and it is not as strong as it was previously.

Read this paragraph and answer the question below.


	The value of goods made in factories increased.
	Prices of stocks on the Dow Jones Index were down.
	A relatively large percentage of people did not have jobs.

What Do These Numbers Mean?

On June 6th, 2011, prices of U.S. stocks declined in value for five consecutive weeks, the longest slump for the Dow Jones index since 2004. In addition, the slower-than-estimated growth in jobs also increased concern that earnings forecasts were too optimistic. At the end of May, Labor Department figures showed that the U.S. jobless rate had unexpectedly climbed to 9.1 percent. (Adapted from an article in Bloomberg Businessweek).

According to the above extract, which statistics suggest that in June 2011, the American economy was still in a state of decline? Choose 2 correct answers.

Response:

	Prices of stocks on the Dow Jones Index were down.
	The value of goods made in factories increased.
	A relatively large percentage of people did not have jobs.