ieltswrites › Question bank › IELTS Writing Task 1 Line Graph Questions with Model Answers IELTS Writing Task 1 Line Graph Questions with Model Answers Line graphs show change over time. A strong answer describes the overall direction of each line, the key turning points and how the lines compare, rather than every single data point.
How to practise Note the start and end values of each line, plus peaks and lowest points. Use a range of trend language: rose steadily, levelled off, fluctuated, peaked at. Watch the tense: past simple for past dates, future forms for projections. Group lines with similar trends in the same body paragraph. All questions (7 questions) Cambridge IELTS 21 Test 1 Writing Task 1: US Jobs Line Graph Cambridge IELTS 21 · Test 1 · Task 1 · Line graph The line graph shows the number of jobs in four sectors of the US economy (manufacturing, retail, agriculture and healthcare) between 1960 and 2020. Figures are given in millions of jobs at twenty-year intervals: 1960, 1980, 2000 and 2020. Cambridge IELTS 19 Test 1 Writing Task 1: Social Centre Graph Cambridge IELTS 19 · Test 1 · Task 1 · Line graph The line graph shows how many people took part in five activities (film club, martial arts, amateur dramatics, table tennis and musical performances) at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia, between 2000 and 2020. Figures are numbers of participants, given at five-year intervals. Cambridge IELTS 18 Test 1 Writing Task 1: City Population Graph Cambridge IELTS 18 · Test 1 · Task 1 · Line graph The line graph shows the percentage of the population living in cities in four Asian countries (the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia) from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040. Figures are given as a percentage of each country's total population at ten-year intervals. Cambridge IELTS 18 Test 4 Writing Task 1: Metal Prices Graph Cambridge IELTS 18 · Test 4 · Task 1 · Line graph The line graph shows the average monthly percentage change in the prices of copper, nickel and zinc during 2014, with each figure measured against the price in the previous month. Values above zero mean the price rose that month and values below zero mean it fell. Cambridge IELTS 17 Test 4 Writing Task 1: Shop Closures Graph Cambridge IELTS 17 · Test 4 · Task 1 · Line graph The line graph shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country each year between 2011 and 2018. The figures are given as numbers of shops, on a scale from 0 to 9,000. Cambridge IELTS 15 Test 2 Writing Task 1: Caribbean Tourists Cambridge IELTS 15 · Test 2 · Task 1 · Line graph The line graph shows the number of tourists who visited a Caribbean island each year from 2010 to 2017, in millions. It separates visitors staying on cruise ships from visitors staying on the island and also gives the total. Cambridge IELTS 11 Test 3 Writing Task 1: CO2 Emissions Graph Cambridge IELTS 11 · Test 3 · Task 1 · Line graph The line graph shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007. Emissions are measured in metric tonnes and given at ten-year intervals. Exam questions © Cambridge University Press & Assessment, reproduced for study and commentary. Analyses and model answers are original. ieltswrites is independent and is not affiliated with IELTS, the British Council, IDP or Cambridge University Press & Assessment.