Increased BY or Increased TO: Task 1 Prepositions - IELTS 5.0 W T1

Question 1

Look at company profit between 2014 and 2018. Which sentence reports that change?

Accepted Answer

Profit increased by $5 million in that period.

Answer

Profit increased to $5 million in that period.

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Profit increased by $9 million in that period.

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Profit increased to $4 million in that period.

Question 2

Use the bars for ticket sales in 2019 and 2023. Which sentence is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Ticket sales increased to 180 thousand in that period.

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Ticket sales increased by 180 thousand in that period.

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Ticket sales increased to 60 thousand in that period.

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Ticket sales increased by 120 thousand in that period.

Question 3

Focus on app downloads from 2020 to 2024. Which sentence matches the graph?

Accepted Answer

Downloads increased by 45 thousand over the period.

Answer

Downloads increased to 45 thousand over the period.

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Downloads increased by 75 thousand over the period.

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Downloads increased to 30 thousand over the period.

Question 4

Compare water use in 2018 and 2022. Which sentence reports the change?

Accepted Answer

Water use increased to 70 million litres in 2022.

Answer

Water use increased by 70 million litres in 2022.

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Water use increased to 30 million litres in 2022.

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Water use increased by 40 million litres in 2022.

Question 5

Look at car exports between 2016 and 2020. Which sentence describes the change?

Accepted Answer

Car exports increased by 15 thousand vehicles.

Answer

Car exports increased to 15 thousand vehicles.

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Car exports increased by 40 thousand vehicles.

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Car exports increased to 25 thousand vehicles.

Question 6

Use the table for city population from 2015 to 2020. Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

The population increased to 2.8 million in 2020.

Answer

The population increased by 2.8 million in 2020.

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The population increased to 0.7 million in 2020.

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The population increased by 2.1 million in 2020.

Question 7

Check the energy cost index from January to June. Which sentence matches it?

Accepted Answer

The index increased by 15 points from January to June.

Answer

The index increased to 15 points from January to June.

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The index increased by 95 points from January to June.

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The index increased to 80 points from January to June.

Question 8

Look at active users between 2018 and 2022. Which sentence reports the change?

Accepted Answer

Active users increased to 20 million by 2022.

Answer

Active users increased by 20 million by 2022.

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Active users increased to 8 million by 2022.

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Active users increased by 12 million by 2022.

Question 9

Look at unemployment in 2015 and 2020. Which sentence reports what the graph shows?

Accepted Answer

Unemployment fell from 9% in 2015 to 6% in 2020.

Answer

Unemployment fell from 9% in 2015 to 4% in 2020.

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Unemployment fell by 5% between 2015 and 2020.

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Unemployment fell from 6% in 2015 to 9% in 2020.

Question 10

Use the cycling bars for 2010 and 2020. Which sentence reports the span correctly?

Accepted Answer

The number of cyclists rose from 20 thousand in 2010 to 35 thousand in 2020.

Answer

The number of cyclists rose from 35 thousand in 2010 to 20 thousand in 2020.

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The number of cyclists rose by 20 thousand between 2010 and 2020.

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The number of cyclists rose from 20 thousand in 2010 to 45 thousand in 2020.

Question 11

Read exports in 2018 and 2022. Which sentence matches the table?

Accepted Answer

Exports rose by $4 million between 2018 and 2022.

Answer

Exports rose by $18 million between 2018 and 2022.

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Exports rose from $14 million in 2018 to $22 million in 2022.

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Exports rose from $18 million in 2018 to $14 million in 2022.

Question 12

Look at waste sent to landfill from 2016 to 2021. Which sentence is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Waste fell from 50 tonnes in 2016 to 42 tonnes in 2021.

Answer

Waste fell from 42 tonnes in 2016 to 50 tonnes in 2021.

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Waste fell by 12 tonnes between 2016 and 2021.

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Waste fell from 50 tonnes in 2016 to 38 tonnes in 2021.

Question 13

Compare visitor numbers in spring and autumn. Which sentence reports the change?

Accepted Answer

Visitor numbers rose by 15 thousand between spring and autumn.

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Visitor numbers rose by 60 thousand between spring and autumn.

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Visitor numbers rose from 45 thousand in spring to 75 thousand in autumn.

Answer

Visitor numbers rose by 45 thousand between spring and autumn.

Question 14

Use the sales table for 2019 and 2023. Which sentence reports the figures correctly?

Accepted Answer

Sales rose from 200 units in 2019 to 260 units in 2023.

Answer

Sales rose by 260 units between 2019 and 2023.

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Sales rose from 200 units in 2019 to 240 units in 2023.

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Sales rose by 40 units between 2019 and 2023.

Question 15

Check fuel use between 2012 and 2017. Which sentence matches the graph?

Accepted Answer

Fuel use fell by 3 litres per 100 km between 2012 and 2017.

Answer

Fuel use fell by 5 litres per 100 km between 2012 and 2017.

Answer

Fuel use fell from 8 litres per 100 km to 3 litres per 100 km.

Answer

Fuel use fell from 5 litres per 100 km to 8 litres per 100 km.

Question 16

Compare park area in 2000 and 2020. Which sentence reports the span?

Accepted Answer

Park area increased from 12 hectares in 2000 to 18 hectares in 2020.

Answer

Park area increased by 18 hectares between 2000 and 2020.

Answer

Park area increased from 12 hectares in 2000 to 24 hectares in 2020.

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Park area increased by 8 hectares between 2000 and 2020.

Question 17

Use the table for car ownership and bus use. Which noun-phrase sentence matches it?

Accepted Answer

There was a rise of 15 percentage points in car ownership.

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There was a rise of 15 percentage points in bus use.

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There was a rise of 40 percentage points in car ownership.

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There was a fall of 15 percentage points in car ownership.

Question 18

Look at online orders and returns. Which noun-phrase sentence reports the orders correctly?

Accepted Answer

There was an increase of 18 thousand in online orders.

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There was an increase of 4 thousand in online orders.

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There was an increase of 18 thousand in returns.

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There was a decrease of 18 thousand in online orders.

Question 19

Focus on average rent from 2018 to 2022. Which noun-phrase sentence matches the line?

Accepted Answer

The graph shows a rise of $150 in average rent.

Answer

The graph shows a rise of $850 in average rent.

Answer

The graph shows a fall of $150 in average rent.

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The graph shows a rise of $700 in average rent.

Question 20

In the library table, focus on non-fiction loans. Which noun-phrase sentence matches it?

Accepted Answer

There was an increase of 5 thousand in non-fiction loans.

Answer

There was an increase of 5 thousand in fiction loans.

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There was an increase of 3 thousand in non-fiction loans.

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There was a decrease of 5 thousand in non-fiction loans.

Question 21

Check the cycle-lane bars for 2019 and 2024. Which noun phrase reports the change?

Accepted Answer

The figure shows a rise of 9 kilometres in cycle-lane length.

Answer

The figure shows a rise of 31 kilometres in cycle-lane length.

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The figure shows a fall of 9 kilometres in cycle-lane length.

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The figure shows a rise of 22 kilometres in cycle-lane length.

Question 22

Use the internet access table. Which noun-phrase sentence reports rural access?

Accepted Answer

There was an increase of 25 percentage points in rural internet access.

Answer

There was an increase of 25 percentage points in urban internet access.

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There was an increase of 70 percentage points in rural internet access.

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There was a decrease of 25 percentage points in rural internet access.

Question 23

Look at the coffee price from 2018 to 2022. Which noun phrase matches it?

Accepted Answer

There was a rise of $0.60 in the coffee price.

Answer

There was a rise of $3.00 in the coffee price.

Answer

There was a fall of $0.60 in the coffee price.

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There was a rise of $2.40 in the coffee price.

Question 24

Compare France and Italy in the spending chart. Which sentence matches the bars?

Accepted Answer

Spending in France was twice that of Italy.

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Spending in France was higher than that in Italy by half.

Answer

Spending in France was the same as that in Italy.

Answer

Spending in France was half that of Italy.

Question 25

Compare the North and South recycling rates. Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

The rate in the North was higher than that in the South by 12 percentage points.

Answer

The rate in the North was higher than that in the South by 48 percentage points.

Answer

The rate in the South was higher than that in the North by 12 percentage points.

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The rate in the North was twice that of the South.

Question 26

Use the electricity table for City A and City B. Which comparison is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Electricity use in City A was twice that of City B.

Answer

Electricity use in City A was higher than that of City B by half.

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Electricity use in City A was half that of City B.

Answer

Electricity use in City A was the same as that of City B.

Question 27

Compare wages in Plant A and Plant B. Which sentence reports the difference?

Accepted Answer

The wage in Plant A was higher than that in Plant B by $7 per hour.

Answer

The wage in Plant A was higher than that in Plant B by $28 per hour.

Answer

The wage in Plant A was twice that of Plant B.

Answer

The wage in Plant B was higher than that in Plant A by $7 per hour.

Question 28

Compare train and bus passenger numbers. Which sentence matches the chart?

Accepted Answer

Train passenger numbers were twice those of bus passengers.

Answer

Train passenger numbers were higher than bus passenger numbers by half.

Answer

Train passenger numbers were the same as tram passenger numbers.

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Train passenger numbers were half those of bus passengers.

Question 29

Use the emissions table for Factory A and Factory B. Which comparison is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Factory A's emissions were higher than Factory B's by 25 tonnes.

Answer

Factory A's emissions were higher than Factory B's by 50 tonnes.

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Factory A's emissions were twice those of Factory B.

Answer

Factory B's emissions were higher than Factory A's by 25 tonnes.

Question 30

Compare city-centre and suburb rents. Which sentence reports the difference?

Accepted Answer

The city-centre rent was higher than the suburb rent by $400.

Answer

The city-centre rent was twice that of the suburb.

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The city-centre rent was higher than the suburb rent by $800.

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The city-centre rent was the same as the suburb rent.

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BlastQuiz

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Checkers

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