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Question:

Multiple choice question

A trend is a pattern or change in one direction over a period of time.

For example:

The recent trend has been for prices of food to rise higher and higher.

As you learn more academic words in English, your vocabulary will increase and you will see a trend towards an increased understanding of the academic texts you read.

repeated changes going in one way

large movements in opposite directions

a movement in only one direction

a pattern that continues in the same direction

Which words below are closest in meaning to trend? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

repeated changes going in one way

a movement in only one direction

a pattern that continues in the same direction

large movements in opposite directions
Score 2 of 2

Question:

Multiple choice question

There are two parts to a trend:

First, a trend must be a change.

Second, the change must form a pattern over a period of time.

The graphs below will help you understand the meaning of trend.

Graph B

Graph C

Graph A

Look at the 3 graphs below. Which graph shows a trend - a change in one direction? Choose ONE correct answer.

Response:

Graph C

Graph A

Graph B
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Multiple choice question

How can trends help us? Trends are important because if something keeps changing in one general direction, then we can guess how it will change in the future.

the small E in Picture 3

the big D in Picture 2

the big E in Picture 4

Look at Picture 1. It shows a trend. Use the information in Picture 1 to predict which letter will come next, if the trend continues. Choose ONE correct answer.

Response:

the big E in Picture 4

the big D in Picture 2

the small E in Picture 3