IELTS Academic Task 1 Table Practice Questions

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The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Consumer Spending in Five Countries.

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The table below shows the sales at a small restaurant in a downtown business district.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Downtown Restaurant Weekly Sales.

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The table below shows social and economic indicators for four countries in 1994, according to United Nations statistics.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Social and Economic Indicators for Four Countries.

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The table below shows the consumer durables (telephone, refrigerator, etc.) owned in Britain from 1972 to 1983.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about British Consumer Durables Ownership.

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The table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in England between 1985 and 2000.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Travel Modes in England.

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The table below shows sales made by a coffee shop in an office building on a typical weekday.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Coffee Shop Weekday Sales.

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The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Underground Railway Systems in Six Cities.

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The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Australian Family Poverty Rates.

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The table below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 1930 and 1980.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about Prisoner Numbers Across Five Countries.

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The table below highlights data on the number of travellers using three major German airports between 2007 and 2012.

Table for an IELTS Academic Task 1 question about German Airport Passenger Numbers.

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