Test 1: The bar chart shows the percentage of elderly citizens in three countries in 1980, 2000, and 2030.

The graph details the percentages of elderly people in Canada, Germany, and the UK in the past with
projections for the future. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that elderly
populations have risen and are predicted to continue to grow steadily in all countries. Germany has and
will continue to have the highest proportion, while Canada will likely overtake the UK.

In 1980, Germany had the greatest percentage of elderly at 15%, slightly above the UK and 5% higher than
Canada. By 2000, percentages for Germany and Canada both surged by 5% (to 20% and 15%, respectively),
compared to the UK which rose marginally to equal with Canada.

By 2030, Germany is expected to rise by another 5% to 25%, with Canada surpassing the United Kingdom
and finishing at 22% and the latter’s figures lagging behind slightly at just under 20%.
Test 2: The bar chart shows the percentage of households with cars in a European country between 1971
and 2001.

The bar chart compares the percentages for car ownership in a European country at 10-year intervals from
1971 to 2001. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that proportions for households
with no car and 1 car showed inverse patterns, with the latter rising to become most common by the end
of the period. More than 2 cars increased as well, also overtaking no cars.

The number of homes in this European country with no car stood at just under 50% in 1971, before a
steady decline by more than 5% each decade to finish at under 30% in 2001. In contrast, those houses
with 1 car rose at less steady intervals from 35% to over 40% in 1981, followed by a dip to under 40% in
1991, and finally a surge to 50%.

More than 2 cars began the time surveyed with the lowest ratio (25%) then grew, mirroring the trajectory
of 1 car and finishing at 35%, nearly 10% higher than no car households.
Test 3: The chart shows British emigration to selected destinations between 2004 and 2007.

The bar chart provides information comparing emigration out of the UK to 5 countries. Looking from an
overall perspective, it is readily apparent that emigration to Australia was most common throughout the
period. Besides Australia, all countries saw decreases in the number of British immigrants.

The countries accepting the most British were Australia and Spain, with the former beginning at over
40,000 in 2004, dipping slightly in 2005, before a surge to over 50,000 in 2006, and a fall back to around
44,000 by the end of the period. In contrast, the latter started at around 34,000, rose imperceptibly the
next year, and then declined steadily to finish at under 30,000 in 2007.

The other countries generally remained below 30,000 British emigrants, beginning with New Zealand
(falling at steady intervals from 23,000 to 21,000 in 2007) and the USA, which decreased steeply from the
same starting point to under 20,000 in 2005, more than recovering to 24,000 and then declining again to
20,000. In France, there was a sharp uptick of 10,000 emigrants to 33,000 in the first year before a
precipitous fall to under 20,000, the lowest figure for all nations.
Test 4: The chart below shows the number of films produced by five countries in three years.

The bar chart compares film production in five different countries in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Overall, country A produced the most films during the given three-year period followed by country B, while
the film industry was not as strong in countries C, D, and E. The largest increase was in country B while
country A experienced a small decrease and there were minimal rises in the other nations.

Leading the chart in 2007, country A produced approximately 87 movies and this figure remained
unchanged the next year before decreasing to 80 in 2009. On the contrary, a reverse trend was witnessed
in B’s film production. Only manufacturing 50 movies in 2007, country B produced 3 more films the next
year and about 17 films in 2009, which was the most significant rise among all the countries surveyed.

With substantially lower output, countries C, D, and E were responsible for fewer than 20 movies in each
year. Specifically, about 8 films were manufactured in C in the first year, before this figure increased twofold
in 2008 and finally reached 18 movies in 2009. Country E also experienced an upward trend, increasing
from approximately 9 films to around 12 films by the end of the period. In contrast, country D decreased
sharply from around 13 films in 2007 to 8 in 2008 (the lowest number among all countries that year) before
recovering to 12 films produced in 2009.
Test 5: The chart shows the results of a survey conducted in the UK in three different years regarding the
level of interest in 6 particular sports.

The bar chart details the percentage changes of people in the UK interested in 6 sports between 1995 and
2005. In general, all sports saw gradual increases in interest over the full period with the exception of
tennis. Football was by far the most popular throughout the period while tennis, swimming, volleyball and
rugby had similar numbers and golf generated the least interest.

Football, the sport most people were interested in, rose from just under 40% in 1995 to around 45% in
2000 before a slight dip in 2005. Golf, the least popular sport, grew at steady intervals from just over 15%
in 1995 to almost 20% interested in it by 2005.

The sports in the middle (tennis, swimming, volleyball, and rugby) had similar levels of interest at around
20 – 30% during the period. Rugby was the leader among this group with moderate gains starting at around
33% interested in 2005 and ending up with 35% by 2005. Volleyball and swimming showed nearly identical
trends increasing steadily from just over 25% to slightly under 30%. The only sport to lose interest over
the period was tennis which fell from over 30% in 1995 to under 30% in 2000 and nearly 25% by 2005.
Test 6: The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in
England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

The presented diagram illustrates percentages of owned and rented English and Welsh accommodation
from 1918 to 2011. Overall, owning and renting showed opposite trends with a sharp increase in
ownership and a reciprocal decline in the percentage of renters. By the end of the period, overall
ownership had overtaken renting by a wide margin.

In 1918, household ownership stood at around 23% compared to rentals, which were at nearly 80%. From
that point there was a steady rise in ownership and decline in rentals. Rentals reached 69% in 1939 and
held steady until 1953 before falling to 59% in 1961. Ownership rose to 31% in 1939, remained there in
1953 before becoming even with rentals at 50% each in 1971.

This trend continued for both percentages with rentals declining sharply to 40% and 31% in 1981 and 1991,
respectively. Likewise, ownership rose to 60% and 69% in the same years. In 2001, the falling rate of rentals
slackened to 31% (69% for ownership) and there was a small rebound that bucked the trend at the end of
period with rented houses rising to nearly 40% and owned houses dipping to just over 60%.

Test 7: The chart below gives information on the percentage of British people giving money to

charity by age range for the years 1990 and 2010.

The chart examines the levels of donation among people of different ages in Britain. Overall, a greater
percentage of British people gave money to charity in 1990 than in 2010. However, across the two years,
the pattern differs before and after the age of 50.

In 1990, 42% of the 36-50 age-group made charitable donations, and this figure is the highest on the chart.
The 18-25s contributed the least at only 17%. By 2010, these figures had fallen significantly to 35% and 7%
respectively. The level of donations from the 26-35 age-group also experienced a decrease in 2010 from
31% to 24%.

While donations up to the age of 50 declined across the two years, they rose among the 51-65 age-group
from 35% to nearly 40%, which was the highest percentage for 2010. The figure for the over 65s was lower
than this, at 35%, but it was still a little higher than the 1990 figure of 32%.
Test 8: The chart compares the number of people per household by percentage in the UK in 1981 and 2001.

The bar chart details percentages for the number of people living in households across a twenty-year
period beginning in 1981 in the UK. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the
households with more people declined and the reverse was true of smaller homes. The middle groups
were the only exceptions to this with increases for 4 people homes and declines for 3 person homes.

The overall leaders in both time periods belonged to 1 and 2 people households. Both increased by 3%,
finishing the time surveyed at 26% for the former and 34% for the latter. This contrasted with 5 person
households (falling by a quarter to 6%) and 6 or more people in a home, which plummeted from 6% to 2%.

The middle groups showed divergent trends with 4 people homes rising by 3% to 15% and 3 people homes
declining by the same margin to 17%.
Test 9: The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided
into three categories, from 1995-2002.

The bar chart compares the amount of time spent by people in the UK on three different types of phone
call between 1995 and 2002.

It is clear that calls made via local, fixed lines were the most popular type, in terms of overall usage,
throughout the period shown. The lowest figures on the chart are for mobile calls, but this category also
saw the most dramatic increase in user minutes.

In 1995, people in the UK used fixed lines for a total of just over 70 billion minutes for local calls, and about
half of that amount of time for national or international calls. By contrast, mobile phones were only used
for around 4 billion minutes. Over the following four years, the figures for all three types of phone call
increased steadily.

By 1999, the amount of time spent on local calls using landlines had reached a peak at 90 billion minutes.
Subsequently, the figure for this category fell, but the rise in the other two types of phone call continued.
In 2002, the number of minutes of national / international landline calls passed 60 billion, while the figure
for mobiles rose to around 45 billion minutes.