Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1In our survey, 72% of respondents said they preferred online booking, so the ............... of respondents chose this option.
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Use "majority" because 72% is more than half of the respondents.
2Almost half of the people ............... that the service was easy to use.
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Use "said" before a that-clause when there is no object person after the verb.
3............... the survey results, younger customers were more interested in the app.
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Use "According to" to introduce the source of information in a report.
4Sixty-two percent of women chose public transport, ............... 46% of men.
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Use "compared with" when you show the difference between two groups or figures.
5Most students found the website useful, ............... many parents said it was confusing.
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Use "whereas" to contrast two different survey results.
6At 31%, ............... one third of the respondents said they exercised every day.
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Use "about" because 31% is close to one third, but not exactly one third.
7The percentage of people using the library ............... from 18% to 27% this year.
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Use "rose" because the figure went up from 18% to 27%.
8Support for the old timetable ............... from 40% to 25% after the trial period.
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Use "dropped" because the number went down from 40% to 25%.
9From these answers, it ............... likely that price is the main reason for the change.
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Use "seems" for a careful conclusion based on survey results, not absolute proof.
10The questionnaire was completed by 300 ............... last month.
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Use "respondents" to mean the people who answered the survey.
11............... , the survey shows that most staff are satisfied with the new system.
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Use "Overall" to introduce a general summary of the survey findings.
12More than half of the participants ............... as the most important factor when choosing a gym.
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Use "ranked price" because the sentence says price was the most important factor.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- In our survey, 72% of respondents said they preferred online booking, so the majority of respondents chose this option.
- Almost half of the people said that the service was easy to use.
- According to the survey results, younger customers were more interested in the app.
- Sixty-two percent of women chose public transport, compared with 46% of men.
- Most students found the website useful, whereas many parents said it was confusing.
- At 31%, about one third of the respondents said they exercised every day.
- The percentage of people using the library rose from 18% to 27% this year.
- Support for the old timetable dropped from 40% to 25% after the trial period.
- From these answers, it seems likely that price is the main reason for the change.
- The questionnaire was completed by 300 respondents last month.
- Overall , the survey shows that most staff are satisfied with the new system.
- More than half of the participants ranked price as the most important factor when choosing a gym.
