IELTS Academic Task 1 Bar Chart Practice Questions

The bar charts below show the average of annual working hours and the average duration of holidays in five European countries.

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The bar charts below show the number of hours each teacher spent teaching in different schools in four different countries in 2001.

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The chart below shows the percentage of people who ate at least five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008.

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The chart below shows the percentage of people who ate at least five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008.

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The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.

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The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.

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The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

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The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

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The chart shows the percentage of individuals living alone across five distinct age categories in the United States from 1850 to 2000. Provide an overview of the information by identifying and describing the key details, and include comparisons where appropriate.

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