Vocabulary
What is the X-axis?
The horizontal axis on a graph, often showing time or categories.
What is to increase gradually or to climb steadily?
To go up slowly and steadily.
What is a sharp rise or a dramatic surge?
A significant and sudden increase.
What is a steady increase?
[Describe/Show a line that goes up at a 45-degree angle]
What is "rise" or "fall" or "drop"? (Any appropriate noun is acceptable).
Complete the sentence: "There was a ______ in sales during the third quarter."
What is a peak?
The highest point on a graph before it decreases.
What is to plummet or to plunge?
A stronger, more dramatic verb for "go down quickly."
What is a slight increase or a modest rise?
A small upward movement.
What is a sharp decline followed by a period of stability?
[Describe/Show a line that goes down steeply, then levels off]
What is "The number increased significantly" or "There was a significant increase in the number"?
Rephrase this sentence to be more academic: "The number went up a lot."
What is a period of stability or a plateau?
A period of little to no change, where the line is flat.
What is to drop off?
The phrasal verb that means to "fall to a lower level" but not necessarily to zero.
What is the peak?
The general term for the highest point something reaches.
What is a rise, then a plateau, then a further rise?
[Describe/Show a line that goes up, flattens, then goes up again]
What is "increased sharply," "decreased slightly," "fluctuated wildly," etc.? (Any logical verb+adverb combo is acceptable).
Fill in the blanks with a verb and an adverb: "Company revenue _______ _______ in the first month of the year."
What is a surge or a spike?
The correct term for a sharp and sudden increase.
What is to fluctuate?
To go up and down around a stable level (e.g., the price _______ between $50 and $55).
What is a prolonged period of stability?
A long period of no growth or decline.
What is a fluctuating but overall upward trend?
[Describe/Show a zig-zagging line that generally moves upward over time]
What is "The graph shows an upward trend from 2020 to 2022, with a peak in2021."?
Correct this sentence: "The graph shows an upward trend from 2020 to 2022, with a peak on 2021."
What is to fluctuate?
The verb that means to "go up and down" irregularly.
What is to bottom out?
The verb used when something hits its lowest possible point (e.g., Profits _______ at $2 million).
What is the trough or the lowest point?
The term for the lowest point on a graph before an increase begins.
What is a peak, followed by a sharp drop, and then a slight recovery?
[Describe/Show a line that peaks, then falls sharply to a low point, then recovers slightly]
What is "The figure rose to a peak in the middle of the period, before falling back to its original level."? (Any similarly accurate description is acceptable).
Write a sentence describing a graph that starts low, rises to a high point in the middle, and then falls back to the starting level.