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WT 1: BAR AND LINE GRAPH 9.

0 NINER PAMPANGA

FORMAT
INTRODUCTION
● Paraphrase the task description
● 2 sentences
● Present tense
● No statistical figures
● Include time element (when), place (where), participants (who), variable (what), units of
measurement

Vocabulary for the Introduction


Presentation Type Verb Description

The diagram / table / figure / shows / represents / depicts / the comparison of ….


illustration / graph / chart / flow illustrates / presents/ gives / the differences ….
chart / picture/ presentation/ pie provides / describes / compares/ the number of ….
chart / bar graph/ line graph / shows contrast / indicates / figures information on ….
table data/ data / information / / gives data on / gives information data on ….
pictorial/ process diagram/ on/ presents information about/ the proportion of….
map/ pie chart and table/ bar provides information/shows data the amount of ….
graph and pie chart ... about/ demonstrate/ outlines/ information on....
summarise... data about…

OVERVIEW
● 2 sentences
● Techniques:
○ Summary- presenting major points in your description (Ex. highest and
lowest/trends)
○ Conclusion- presenting the effects of a trends (Ex. increase or decrease over a
time period)
○ Interpretation- only used with causes and effects (Ex. processes/flow charts)
● With time element, past/future tense. Without time element, present tense
● No figures yet

SPECIFIC DETAILS
● 1 graph=1 paragraph (if not directly comparable)
● Maximum 2-3 body paragraphs
WT 1: BAR AND LINE GRAPH 9.0 NINER PAMPANGA

● Present all of the relevant figures (include all necessary information but not all the
details)
● Avoid enumeration of numbers
● With time element, Past/Future tense. Without time element- Present tense.
● Not all figures should be written, max of 15 figures only

LINE GRAPH
● Consider the trends first before the figures
○ Increasing
○ Decreasing
○ Static
○ Fluctuating
● Some figures are not exact, approximate to the nearest exact value (Qualifiers: around,
about, nearly etc.)
● For graphs with time element as part of the axis, always start from the past going to
present so as to denote TREND
● For graphs without time element, attack your work by starting with the highest variable
down to the lowest

QUALIFIERS
● About
● Around
● Approximately
● Almost
● More than
● Less than
● Just over
● Just under

BAR GRAPH
● Analyze trends first (if possible)
● Group the trends that have similarities/differences in value
● If there are no trends, rank the figures from highest to lowest
● Use the legends or variables to organize the information

FINAL REMINDERS
● Do not write a title
● Do not copy the task description and use it as an introduction
● Do not split into two (encyclo-pedia)
● Use block format
WT 1: BAR AND LINE GRAPH 9.0 NINER PAMPANGA

● Leave a space in between paragraphs


● Do not indent
● Cross out/erase errors neatly
● Use either cursive/print (for paper-based test takers)

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