Choose the Best Overview - IELTS 5.0 W T1

Question 1

The line graph shows how people travelled to work between 2010 and 2020. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Cycling overtook motorbikes as one rose and the other fell.

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In 2015, a quarter of journeys to work were made by bicycle, five points behind the motorbike figure.

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Motorbike use held steady near 45 per cent while cycling climbed past it.

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Cycling grew because the city built new bicycle lanes.

Question 2

The bar chart shows where university students do most of their studying. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Over half of the students studied in the library.

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Slightly more students used a cafe than studied at home, 20 per cent against 18.

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Studying at home was almost as common as studying in the library, with both above 40 per cent.

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The figures were 52 per cent for the library, 20 for a cafe, 18 for home and 10 for a dormitory.

Question 3

The line graph shows the forest area of one region from 1990 to 2015. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Forest area fell steadily, by 15 thousand hectares every five years.

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In 2000, the region still had 60 thousand hectares of forest, two thirds of its 1990 area.

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The decline slowed towards the end of the period, with the smallest losses after 2005.

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Farmers cleared the trees to create new fields for crops.

Question 4

The table shows device ownership per 100 people in 2015 and 2020. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Smartphone ownership pulled far ahead of the other two devices, so the gap between them widened.

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Tablet ownership stood at 20 per 100 people in 2015, the lowest figure in the table.

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Tablets remained the least owned device in both years.

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Laptop ownership fell while smartphone ownership rose.

Question 5

The line graph shows the percentage of adults who smoke in one country. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

The figure fell sharply, then held flat at 20 per cent.

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In 2005, 30 per cent of adults smoked, half the level recorded five years earlier.

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Smoking continued to fall at the same rate right up to 2020, reaching its lowest point in the final year.

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The percentages were 60, then 30, then 20, then 20 and finally 20.

Question 6

The pie chart shows how listeners divided their listening time. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

The four types took almost equal shares.

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Audiobooks accounted for 24 per cent of listening time, the smallest share of the four.

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Music took up more than half of all listening time, well ahead of the rest.

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Music was listened to slightly more than audiobooks, by two percentage points.

Question 7

The bar chart compares household spending in 2010 and 2020. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Rent took a much bigger share, while food and travel were unchanged.

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Travel took 15 per cent of spending in 2020, the smallest of the three categories that year.

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Every category of spending increased over the ten years, food and travel included.

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Rents climbed because more people moved into the city.

Question 8

The line graph shows internet connection in city and village homes. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

The gap between city and village homes closed steadily across the period.

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In 2010, 45 per cent of village homes had an internet connection.

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City homes showed the faster growth of the two, gaining more than the villages.

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The city figures were 60, 70 and 80 per cent, and the village figures were 20, 45 and 70.

Question 9

The pie chart shows the careers chosen by one year of graduates. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Teaching was the most popular choice, farming the least.

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Twenty per cent of graduates chose engineering, half the share that chose teaching.

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Nursing and teaching were chosen by equal numbers of graduates.

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Farming and engineering together were chosen by 30 per cent, the same share as nursing.

Question 10

The table shows the favourite school subjects of boys and girls. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Boys preferred science while girls preferred art, and sport was equally popular with both.

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A quarter of the girls chose science as their favourite subject.

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Science was the most popular subject with both boys and girls.

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Girls chose art because their schools spent more on art rooms.

Question 11

The line graph shows the rubbish one city sent to landfill from 2000 to 2020. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

The amount peaked in 2008 and ended below its starting level.

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In 2012, 50 thousand tonnes went to landfill, down from the 2008 peak.

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The amount ended the period higher than it began, despite the dip after 2008.

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The totals were 20, 45, 70, 50, 30 and 15 thousand tonnes.

Question 12

The line graph shows the payment methods shoppers used over ten years. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Cash lost its lead over the period while card and phone payments both grew.

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Phone payments reached 15 per cent by 2015.

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Phone payments were the smallest share in all three years.

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Cash was still the most common method of payment in 2020.

Question 13

The bar chart shows the main form of exercise chosen by men and women. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Twice as many men as women chose the gym, but walking suited women more.

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A quarter of the men chose cycling, five points ahead of the women.

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Men and women gave much the same answers, with the gym leading for both.

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For men the figures were 15, 40 and 25 per cent; for women, 40, 20 and 20.

Question 14

The pie chart shows how one audience divided its television viewing. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Films and sport tied at the top, together taking 70 per cent.

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Cartoons made up 10 per cent of viewing, the smallest of the four types.

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Sport was watched more than any other type of programme, films included.

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News was watched twice as often as cartoons, 20 per cent against 10.

Question 15

The table shows how long journeys were made in 2005 and 2020. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Train travel went from the least used mode to the most used, while coach and plane travel both declined.

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In 2020, 30 per cent of long journeys were made by coach, down from half in 2005.

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Plane travel more than doubled between the two years, overtaking coach travel.

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Rail fares must have become cheaper than coach fares.

Question 16

The line graph shows the population of one city over six decades. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

The population rose in every decade, and rose faster later on.

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By 1990 the city had five million residents, up from two million in 1970.

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Growth was fastest in the first two decades shown and slowed after 1990.

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The population was 2, 3, 5, 8, 12 and 18 million.

Question 17

The bar chart shows how office staff communicate with each other. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Email, meetings and the phone were all common, but post was barely used.

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Meetings accounted for 30 per cent of communication, second only to email.

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Post was used almost as often as the telephone, both around a quarter.

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Slightly more staff used meetings than the phone.

Question 18

The table shows the sources of one country's electricity in 2010 and 2020. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Coal and solar traded places over the decade, while gas held still.

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Solar produced 15 per cent of electricity in 2010, the smallest source that year.

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Gas generation grew faster than any other source over the decade.

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Coal fell from 60 to 20, gas held at 25, and solar rose from 15 to 55.

Question 19

The pie chart shows the main daily food of people in one region. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Rice fed the majority, more than the other three combined.

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Ten per cent of people ate potatoes as their main food, the smallest group shown.

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Bread and noodles together were eaten by more people than rice.

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Rice is popular because it is the cheapest food available to buy.

Question 20

The line graph shows printed book sales between 2014 and 2022. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Sales fell for the first half, then returned to their starting level.

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Sales reached 35 million in 2020, up from the low of 20 million.

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The lowest figure of the period, 20 million, came in 2018.

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Sales were lower at the end of the period than at the start, despite the recovery.

Question 21

The bar chart shows club membership among primary and secondary pupils. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Primary pupils joined every club more often, and both groups ranked the clubs alike.

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Forty per cent of primary pupils joined a music club.

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The music club was the least popular of the three for both groups.

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Secondary pupils were more likely to join a sports club than primary pupils.

Question 22

The line graph shows household savings and loans as a share of yearly income. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Savings grew much faster and drew level with loans by 2020.

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Loans stood at 38 per cent of yearly income in 2018, still ahead of savings.

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Savings remained below loans throughout the period, never catching up.

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Families saved more because interest rates went up that decade.

Question 23

The bar chart shows the reasons patients gave for visiting a doctor. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Headache was named more than twice as often as any other reason, and the rest were close.

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Coughs accounted for 18 per cent of visits, just ahead of sore throats.

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Back pain was the most common reason for a visit, ahead of headache.

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The figures were 45, 20, 18 and 17 per cent.

Question 24

The table compares meals eaten at home on weekdays and at the weekend. Which sentence is the best overview?

Accepted Answer

Every meal was eaten at home more often at the weekend, and dinner led at both times.

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Half of weekday lunches were eaten at home, rising to 70 per cent at the weekend.

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Breakfast was eaten at home more often on weekdays than at the weekend.

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The biggest weekday to weekend difference was for breakfast.

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