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UNIT 2 - Facts & Figures

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  • "Female teachers ____________ male teachers by three to one."
    has gone up
    outnumber
    threefold
    three times as many
  • Roughly one in three of all profiles is fake. → "Roughly ___________ all profiles is fake." (THIRD)
    A THIRD OF
  • "_______________ the companies ask for an interview."
    Three times as many as
    NONE is correct
    Three in four in
    Three in four of
  • There has been a threefold increase in the number of complaints. → "The number of complaints ______________." (TREBLED)
    HAS TREBLED
  • At Fiac, we have 30% more students this year than last year. → "At Fiac, the number of students _______________ 30% since last year." (INCREASED)
    HAS INCREASED BY
  • "75% more teachers are using Baamboozle in class this year. There has been __________."
    an outnumbered rise
    a tiny rise
    a sharp rise
    a sevenfold increase
  • "There has been a very ______________ earnings all over the country. The economic situation is getting worse."
    sharp rise of
    sharp rise in
    sharp fall in
    sharp fall of
  • In England, the vast majority of days are rainy. → "In England, only ___________ are sunny." (FRACTION)
    A TINY FRACTION OF DAYS
  • In my group, there are four times more girls than boys. → "In my group, girls ______________ four to one." (OUTNUMBER)
    OUTNUMBER BOYS BY
  • "There has been ______________ in new students taking out-of-school activities, down from 500 to 350."
    a 30% increase
    a 30% reduction
    a sharp rise
  • "In our class, girls outnumber boys ______________."
    by four to two
    by four on two
    four in two
    NONE is correct
  • "Last year, there were an average number of 6 students per class. This year there are 18. There has been a _____________ increase."
    threefold
    three times as many
    one in three
    sharp
  • "__________________ of my classmates do sport. Around 47% of them."
    Roughly half
    Halved
    Twofold
    NONE is correct
  • "There are over 50 competitors in the race and _____________ have trained for months, but only a few of them haven't."
    a 40%
    one in three
    the vast majority
  • There has been a 25% reduction in the number of teachers. → "The number of teachers _____________ 25%." (GONE DOWN)
    HAS GONE DOWN BY
  • "The number of B grades in tests ______________ a 71% this year, moving from 70 to 120."
    has outnumbered by
    has gone up by
    has trebled by
    has gone down by