Analytical Paragraph

Example Question 1: Below is a graph given showing birth and death

Answer 1:
The graph shows birth and death rates starting from 1901 till 2101.
Since 1901, the birth rate has remained more than the death rate until
2041. Birth rate was 20000 in 1901 and started increasing gradually. It
peaked in 1961 at around 65000. From 1961, the birth rate has fluctuated
multiple times between 50000 and 60000. It is expected to decline for the
coming years reaching approximately 42000 by 2101.
On the other hand, the death rate stood at around 10000 in 1901 and then
has increased steadily. It is expected to rise strikingly from 2021 before
leveling off to approximately 60000 between 2061 and 2081. The graph
indicates a slight decline in deaths in the year 2101.
The graph shows the huge gap between birth rate and death during 1961
to 2001. However, this gap is expected to reduce in the later years. Overall,
as opposed to the prevailing trends, the death rate will be more than the
birth rate in the later half of the 21st century.

Example Question 2: The chart shows the division of household tasks

Answer 2:
The chart shows the number of minutes per day spent by British men and
women in doing household tasks. On an average, the women spend about
four hours doing household tasks whereas the men spend less than two
and half hours.
The tasks on which women spend more time than men include cooking,
cleaning house, taking care of the children and laundry. In doing all these
tasks, women spend approximately 200 minutes which is almost three
times the time spent by men in these tasks. On the other hand, men spend
twice the time than women in doing tasks like gardening and maintenance
of odd jobs in the house. Men spend the highest time, almost 50 minutes,
in gardening and pet care. While the women spend only 30 minutes on
these tasks. The time spent by men in washing, ironing and sewing clothes
is as low as 2 minutes per day as opposed to 25 minutes spent by women.
In short, women spend far more time doing household chores than men
whilst men prefer to do gardening, petcare and maintaining odd jobs.
Example Question 3: The pie chart shows the proportion of people
from different households living in poverty in the UK in 2002. Write an
analytical paragraph to describe the information in 100-120 words.

Answer 3:
The given pie chart illustrates seven different categories of households
living in poverty in the UK in 2002.
It is clearly evident from the pie chart that 26% of the total poverty-stricken
households are those of sole parents. Single people without children
account for the second highest proportion with 24%. In contrast to couples
without children that accounts for just 9%, couples with children account for
15% of the poor households. Single aged persons and aged couples
proportion 12% together for poor households.
Overall, 14% of all households in the UK were living under poverty. The
younger generation had a greater poor percentage than their aged
counterparts. Couples without children had better economic conditions than
those with children.
Example Question 4: The following table shows details about the
internet activities for six categories for different age groups. Write an
analytical paragraph for the table given in around 150-200 words.

Answer 4:
The given table suggests the internet activities of seven age groups
ranging from teens to those in their seventies for six different kinds of
activities. The table shows that the younger generation is more interested
in online games and news, while the older generation spends time on the
internet to research and buy products.
It is evident from the table that teens mainly use the internet for games (as
high as 81%), news and downloads and are interested in searching for
people or friends or doing any product research. The middle-age group
(people in 20s to 60s) is highly interested in getting news, doing product
research and buying products, the percentage ranging from 70-80%. The
internet activity which gets the least amount of time is searching for people.
All the age groups spend less than 30% of their internet time on the same.
The amount of time spent on downloads decreases with age and gets as
low as 6% (for people in 70s).
Overall, the table suggests that teenagers are most likely to spend time
playing games and doing downloads. On the other side, older people are
interested in researching and buying products. People spend the least
amount of time searching for other people online.
Question 5: The graph given shows estimated sales of gold in Dubai
in 2002. Write an analytical paragraph describing the line graph in
around 150 words.

Answer 5:
The line graph depicts the estimated sales of gold in Dubai for a period of
twelve months in 2002 in millions of Dirhams.
In January 2002, the sales stood at 200 million Dirhams. It steadily
increased through the next month and peaked to 350 million Dirhams in the
third month of the year. However, the gold sales started to plummet over
the next three months and hit 110 million Dirhams in the month of July.
Unexpectedly, the sales doubled in August before coming down to the
same level as in July for the month of September. For the next two months
of the year, the gold sales leveled off to 180 million Dirhams and then
slightly increased in December.
Overall, the estimated gold sales fluctuated in 2002. The sales were the
highest in the month of March and lowest in the months of July and
September. The sales at the end of the year were almost the same as they
were in the beginning of the year.