31 ENGLISH TUTE

GRADE-11 Describing Graphs for O/L-2020

Question-01

The pie chart given below shows the results of a survey conducted at Rathgama Maha Vidyalaya on what
children like to play in their free time. There are six games included in the pie chart. They are cricket,
Elle, Volleyball , football, hockey and chess.
According to the details given in the chart most of the children like to play cricket: 35%. The least
favourite game among the children is hockey. Only 5% of the children like to play hockey. However, an
equal percentage of the children like to play volleyball and football. According to the details of the
survey Elle is the second most favourite game among children. As a percentage it stands
at 20%. According to the chart more children like to play chess than hockey. 10% of the children like
to play chess while only 5% of them like hockey.

👉 Note: Pay attention to the highlighted words and phrases.

The pie charts given here show how the students of Grade 11 classes of Wasantha Vidyalaya select
aesthetic subjects. The pie charts represent separately how boys and girls favour the different aesthetic
subjects. There are four aesthetic subjects. They are Drama, Music, Dancing and Drawing.
According to the details given in the pie charts the highest percentage of the boys like drawing:40%
while the most popular aesthetic subject among the girls is Dancing: 60%. However Dancing is the least
popular aesthetic subject among the boys. It stands as low as 10%. The percentage difference for dancing
between girls and boys is as high as 50%. Interestingly, an equal percentage of girls like Drawing and
Drama: 10%. According to the pie charts more boys like Drama than girls. 30% of the boys and 10% of
the girls like Drama. Music is equally popular between both girls and boys: 20%. Though Drawing is the
most popular aesthetic subject among the boys it is one of the least popular aesthetic subjects among the
girls.

Question-03
The following graph shows how the Lions Club of Ganemulla has allocated money in percentage under
different projects. Study the graph and write a description about how the money was distributed. Use
around 100 words.
The graph given here shows how the Lions Club of Ganemulla has allocated money in percentage under
different projects. There are six projects: Drugs and Medical Equipment, Spectacles and Hearing Aids,
Disaster Relief, Elders' Homes, Health Camps and Other Relief Work.
According to the details given in the graph the Lions Club has allocated the highest amount for Elders
Homes. It stands as high as 30%. On the other hand the least percentage of money has been allocated for
Drugs and Medical Equipment: 5%. The two projects on Spectacles and Hearing Aids and Disaster relief
have been allocated an equal percentage of money: 20% each. The club has planned to spend more on
Health camps than both Drugs and Medical Equipment and Other Relief Work.
According to the graph the Lions Club of Ganemulla pays much attention on Elders' Homes than other
projects.

Question-04

The following bar graph shows the preference of a group of students for an educational tour. Write a
description of the graph. Use around 100 words.
1. The Hill country 2. The Yala National Park 3. Colombo
4. The Museum 5. The Hambathoda Harbour 6. The Sigiriya

The graph given here represents the preference of a group of students for visiting different places in the
country. There are six places included in the graph. They are The Hill country, The Yala National Park,
Colombo, The Museum, The Hambanthota Harbour and The Sigiriya.
According to the details given the graph the highest numbers of students prefer to visit Colombo. 12
students like to visit Colombo. The least preferred place among the students is the Hill Country. However
an equal number of students like to visit The Yala National Park and The Museum.: 6 each. The second
most favourite place among the students is The Hambanthota Harbour. More children like to visit The
Hambanthota Harbour than the Sigiriya.
Question-05
The following Pie-chart tells you about what students in your class use the internet for. Write a
description based on the information given. Use about 100 words.
These words may help you:
majority, minority , some , many , highest

The pie-chart given here shows what students in Grade 11A use the internet for. According to the chart
the students use the internet for five purposes: education, online ordering, communication, information
and entertainment. According to the details given in the pie chart the majority of the students use the
internet for entertainment. As a percentage it stands at 35%. On the other hand only 10% of the students
use the internet for online ordering. 27% of the students use the internet for education. That is the second
highest percentage. More students use the internet for communication than information: 15% and 14%
respectively. According the details given in the pie chart the highest percentage of the students use the
internet for entertainment.

Question-06

The Venn diagram given here shows three different games played by 30 boys of grade 11B. The games
are cricket, volleyball and hockey.
According to the details given in the Venn diagram 15 students like to play only volleyball. 8 students
like to play only cricket while 3 students like to play only hockey. According to the diagram 4 students
like to play only cricket and volleyball.
According to the diagram most of the students like to play only one game except the 4 students who like
to play both cricket and volleyball. The majority of the students of grade 11 B likes to play volleyball.
Hockey is the least favourite game among them. The second most favourite game among the students is
cricket.
Question-07

The following Venn diagram shows three games a group of students of grade 11 C class of Jayampathy
Vidyalaya like to play in their free time. Study the graph and write a passage. Use around 100 words.

The Venn diagram given here shows three games a group of students of grade 11 C class of Jayampathy
Vidyalaya like to play. The three games are cricket, chess and carom. There are 32 students.
According to the diagram 10 students like to play only cricket and 5 students like to play only chess. 7
students prefer only carom. 4 students like to play only chess and carom. 3 students like to play only
carom and cricket. Only one student likes to play all the three games.
According to the diagram the majority of the students like to play only cricket. So, cricket is the most
favourite game among the students. The least favourite game among the students is chess.

Question-08

The bar graph shows the choice of the subjects of Grade 11 students in a school. The horizontal axis
represents the subjects. There are six subjects. They are Biology, Maths, IT, Art, Accounting and Music.
The vertical axis represents the number of students.
According to the graph the highest numbers of the students like to choose biology for Advanced Level. 30
students like to choose Biology. On the other hand, the lowest numbers of students like to choose Music
for Advanced Level: only 10 students. An equal number of students like to select IT and Accounting.
Interestingly, more students like Arts than Maths.
As a whole, the most favourite subject for Advanced Level among the children is Biology. The least
favourite subject is Music.
Question-09

The table given here represents the countries where 125 students of Ranpokunagama Maha Vidyalaya like
to study after their A/L Examination. The names of six countries they like to study are directly mentioned
in the table. The 7th row represents the other countries.
According to the table the highest number of students like study in America: 30 students. As a
percentage it stands at 24. The lowest number of students like to study in countries other than those
mentioned in the table. As percentage it stands at 5.6%. An equal number of students, 10 for each, like to
study in India and Russia respectively. According to the table, more students like to study in England than
Japan.
As a whole, the most favourite country among the students for studying after A/L is America. The
second most favourite country among the students is England.

Question-10

The bar graph given here represents the number of dengue victims found at Kaluthara in the year 2015.
The horizontal axis represents the months and the vertical axis represents the number of dengue patients.
According to the graph the highest numbers of dengue patients were reported in May. The number was
as high as 700. The lowest numbers of patients were reported in December. An equal number of patients
were found in January and in November. The numbers of patients found at Kaluthara were higher from
May to August than all the other months.
According to the graph I can find that there was a decrease in the cases found from June to November.
There was a sharp increase in the number of dengue patients after April in 2015. It was an alarming
increase of 500 patients. However, there was a gradual drop of cases after May.

Question-11

The bar graph given here shows the attendance of students in grade 11 A in the previous week. The
vertical axis represents the number of students and the horizontal axis represents the five school days.
According to the table 40 students were present on Monday. The lowest numbers of 20 were present on
Friday. An equal number of students were present on Tuesday and Thursday. According to the graph
more students were present on Wednesday than Friday.
As a whole, I can see that the attendance was satisfactory on Monday than all the other days.