You have been chosen to address a student gathering from the

neighbourhood schools, to speak on the resilience of human spirit required

to transcend discrimination. Prepare the speech draft in not more than 120
words, with reference to the commonality of themes in Nelson Mandela:
Long Walk to Freedom and The Trees by Adrienne Rich.
Students at Rainbow School are divided into two houses — Blue or Red. The
data in the table below shows the performance of these houses in different
categories (out of a total score of 100).
The school's Principal has decided that Blue House should win the Best
House Trophy at the end of the year. As school captain, the Principal has
asked for your input on this decision.

Analyse this data to either support or oppose the Principal's decision. Write
this analytical paragraph in about 120 words with supporting details to justify
your opinion.
What is it ? A Data

What does it show? Shows the performance in different categories

What is it about ? Blue and Red house

Phrases to introduce
The chart given above describes…..
The line graph presents……….
The data present here depicts…….
The statement expresses/ highlights……..
The given table suggests…..
The report provided here shows……
The data given provides information about.…..
The pie chart illustrates…..
A thorough analysis of the data indicates ………
Increase Decrease Steady/ Flat

An upward A downward A steadiness/ a

trend/ a rise/ an trend/ a fall/ a plateau/ no
increase/ a decrease/ a change/ a flat
growth/ a jump decline/ a drop
Addition Contrast Order
Along with Unlike Following
Apart from this Nevertheless At this time
Moreover On the other hand Previously
Furthermore Nonetheless First/ Firstly
Also Despite/in spite of Second/ Secondly
Too In contrast (to) Third/ Thirdly
As well as that Contrary to Finally
Besides Whereas Subsequently
In addition Alternatively Above all
Not only…. But also Conversely Before
In addition to this Even so Last, but not the least
Additionally Differing from First and foremost
Phrases to conclude

We have to highlight the main trends.

To conclude….
In a nutshell……
Overall…..
In short,….
Therefore……
Students at Rainbow School are divided into two houses — Blue or Red. The
data in the table below shows the performance of these houses in different
categories (out of a total score of 100).
The school's Principal has decided that Blue House should win the Best
House Trophy at the end of the year. As school captain, the Principal has
asked for your input on this decision.

Analyse this data to either support or oppose the Principal's decision. Write
this analytical paragraph in about 120 words with supporting details to justify
your opinion.
A thorough analysis of the data provided indicates that Blue House should
win the Best House Trophy.
A thorough analysis of the data provided indicates that Blue House should
win the Best House Trophy. Looking at the academic performance, Blue
House scored significantly higher with a score of 91 compared to Red House's
score of 79. This demonstrates their dedication and commitment to their
studies.
A thorough analysis of the data provided indicates that Blue House should
win the Best House Trophy. Looking at the academic performance, Blue
House scored significantly higher with a score of 91 compared to Red House's
score of 79. This demonstrates their dedication and commitment to their
studies. In terms of sports, although Red House scored higher with a score of
90 compared to Blue House's score of 75, Blue House showcased their
versatility by excelling in other areas.
A thorough analysis of the data provided indicates that Blue House should
win the Best House Trophy. Looking at the academic performance, Blue
House scored significantly higher with a score of 91 compared to Red House's
score of 79. This demonstrates their dedication and commitment to their
studies. In terms of sports, although Red House scored higher with a score of
90 compared to Blue House's score of 75, Blue House showcased their
versatility by excelling in other areas. They organised a successful interschool
sports tournament, showcasing their leadership skills. Additionally, Blue
House demonstrated their involvement in the community by organising a toy
donation campaign.
A thorough analysis of the data provided indicates that Blue House should
win the Best House Trophy. Looking at the academic performance, Blue House
scored significantly higher with a score of 91 compared to Red House's score of 79.
This demonstrates their dedication and commitment to their studies. In terms of
sports, although Red House scored higher with a score of 90 compared to Blue
House's score of 75, Blue House showcased their versatility by excelling in other
areas. They organised a successful interschool sports tournament, showcasing their
leadership skills. Additionally, Blue House demonstrated their involvement in the
community by organising a toy donation campaign. While Red House excelled in
arts and organised a successful inter-school cultural festival, the overall
performance of Blue House across various categories outweighs these
achievements. Therefore, the Best House Trophy must go to Blue House.
The given double line graph shows the number of boys an girls who participated
in different types of sports in a school. Write an analytical paragraph in about
120 words summarising the information and make comparison wherever
relevant.
The linear graph illustrates the number of boys and girls who participated in
different types of sports in a school.
The data given in the graph shows that football is least preferable with both
boys and girls as only 20 girls and 30 boys have participated in football. Boys
participated more than girls in badminton with around 60 boys as compared to
55 girls. Girls also preferred basketball, equal to badminton with participation
levels of over 55 as opposed to boys who numbered around 60.
There is a huge difference in Kho-Kho in which around 60 girls participated which
has the highest number of female participants in comparison to other sports. On
the contrary only 40 boys participated in Kho-Kho. On the other hand, girls are less
interested in playing cricket, where there are only 35 participants.
To conclude, the figures demonstrate that boys preferred playing badminton even
more than the girls and spent slightly more time in playing cricket than basketball.
The given chart shows the division of household tasks by gender in Great Britain.
Write an analytical paragraph describing the chart in not more than 100-120
words.
The chart provides information about the division of household tasks by gender
in Great Britain and the number of minutes per day spent by both males as well
as females in doing various tasks.
On an average, women spend approximately four hours doing the household
tasks, whereas men spend less than two and half hours for the same. The tasks
on which women spend more time than men include cooking, cleaning the
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 accomplishing 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 majority of their time, almost 50 minutes, in gardening and
pet care whereas women spend only 30 minutes for 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 a nutshell, women spend far more time when it comes to doing household
chores than men who prefer to do gardening, pet care and maintenance of odd
jobs.
The given line graph provides information about changes in birth and death
rates in New Zealand between 1901 and 2101. Write an analytical paragraph
summarizing the information and make comparisons where relevant in about
100-120 words.
The graph shows changes in the birth and death rates in New Zealand since
1901 and forecasts trends till 2101.
Between 1901 and 2041, the birth rate has been consistently higher than the
death rate. It stood at 20000 in 1901, at the start of this period and started
increasing gradually after that. It reached to its peak of around 65000 in 1961.
Since then, the birth rate has fluctuated between 50000 and 60000. It is
expected to decline in the coming years, reaching approximately 42000 by
2101.In contrast, the death rate stood at around 10000 in 1901 and has
increased steadily after that. 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 a huge
gap between birth rate and death rate from 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 reversed and will be more than
the birth rate in the later part of this century.
The pie-chart below shows some data on the various uses of harvested
rainwater to fulfil non-potable water needs of a metropolitan city. Analyse the
data and summarise it in the form of a paragraph.
Rainwater harvesting holds a lot of promise in solving the water-woes of
metropolitan cities. The pie chart shows how a particular household in a
metropolitan city makes use of the rainwater it harvests.
As is clear from the pie-chart, a little over one third (36%) of all the harvested
rainwater is consumed in washing clothes, while a little over one-fourth (26%)
is used in bathing. As much as 22% of the water thus collected is utilized in
such activities as gardening (13%), car washing (6%) and mopping floors
(3%), whereas flushing accounts for as much as 16% of the total rainwater
harvested by the household. Thus, it can be concluded that, if rainwater is
harvested and used properly, it can meet a range of non-potable water
requirements of the population in cities. It can also help save huge
amounts of fresh drinking water that can be used exclusively for cooking and
drinking.