The bar chart below shows the the number of houses built per decade in two neighbouring towns, Farkletown and Newtown, during the last century. Look at the chart and then study the text which follows. Some information (A-S) has been left out of the text. Can you add it in the correct place? You may use each item once only. A. 350 houses B. only 20 C. 40 new houses D. the last two decades E. over the next 40 years F. 280 G. 70s H. three decades I. erratic J. the 80s K. over 200 houses L. practically to zero M. 120 P. 60s Q. 10 years R. first two decades S. a rise of more than 2600% N. 1920s The number of houses built per decade in the towns of Farkletown and Newtown over the last century The bar chart shows the number of houses built per decade in two villages, Farkletown and Newtown, in the last century. Overall, the number of houses that were erected in Farkletown exceeded the quantity constructed in Newtown. Additionally, while the former witnessed a steady rise in the number of newly built houses, the latter experienced a wild fluctuation over the given period. It can been seen from the chart that Farkletown saw a steady rise from( 1) __ in the first (2) __ of the century, to just under 120 during the Thirties. (3)__ , new house construction in Farkletown remained constant at just under (4)__. This is in sharp contrast to (5)__ of the century when the number of houses in Farkletown leapt, first to (6)__ and then to (7)__ . House building in Newtown, by comparison, was much more (8))) . In the (9)__ of the century, more houses were erected in Newtown than in Farkletown. During the (10)__ , however, construction declined to (11)__ . Over the next (12)__ , house numbers rose steadily, only to drop (13)__ in the (14)__ . There was then a dramatic surge in the (15)__ with (16)__ being built. While (17)__ saw house building in Newtown plummeting to (18)__ , in the 90s the number of new houses rocketed to 270, (19)__ on the previous decade.

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The bar chart below shows the the number of houses built per decade in two neighbouring towns, Farkletown and Newtown, during the last century. Look at the chart and then study the text which follows. Some information (A-S) has been left out of the text. Can you add it in the correct place? You may use each item once only.
A. 350 houses
B. only 20
C. 40 new houses
D. the last two decades
E. over the next 40 years
F. 280
G. 70s
H. three decades
I. erratic
J. the 80s
K. over 200 houses
L. practically to zero
M. 120
P. 60s
Q. 10 years
R. first two decades
S. a rise of more than 2600%
N. 1920s
The number of houses built per decade in the towns of                                                                                
Farkletown and Newtown over the last century
The bar chart shows the number of houses built per decade in two villages, Farkletown and Newtown, in the last century.

Overall, the number of houses that were erected in Farkletown exceeded the quantity constructed in Newtown. Additionally, while the former witnessed a steady rise in the number of newly built houses, the latter experienced a wild fluctuation over the given period.

It can been seen from the chart that Farkletown saw a steady rise from( 1) __ in the first (2) __ of the century, to just under 120 during the Thirties. (3)__ , new house construction in Farkletown remained constant at just under (4)__. This is in sharp contrast to (5)__ of the century when the number of houses in Farkletown leapt, first to (6)__ and then to (7)__ .

House building in Newtown, by comparison, was much more (8))) . In the (9)__ of the century, more houses were erected in Newtown than in Farkletown. During the (10)__ , however, construction declined to (11)__ . Over the next (12)__ , house numbers rose steadily, only to drop (13)__ in the (14)__ . There was then a dramatic surge in the (15)__ with (16)__ being built. While (17)__ saw house building in Newtown plummeting to (18)__ , in the 90s the number of new houses rocketed to 270, (19)__ on the previous decade. <img src=https://minio.ftech.ai/cvdata/fqa/prod/public/illustration_images/928d5bfd362c4097b2e4c2d42fc74c8f.jpg />

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The number of houses built per decade in the towns of Farkletown and Newtown over the last century
The bar chart shows the number of houses built per decade in two villages, Farkletown and Newtown, in the last century.

Overall, the number of houses that were erected in Farkletown exceeded the quantity constructed in Newtown. Additionally, while the former witnessed a steady rise in the number of newly built houses, the latter experienced a wild fluctuation over the given period.

It can been seen from the chart that Farkletown saw a steady rise from (P) 60s in the first (R) two decades of the century, to just under 120 during the Thirties. (N) 1920s , new house construction in Farkletown remained constant at just under (M) 120. This is in sharp contrast to (D) the last two decades of the century when the number of houses in Farkletown leapt, first to (F) 280 and then to (A) 350 .

House building in Newtown, by comparison, was much more (I) erratic . In the (N) 1920s of the century, more houses were erected in Newtown than in Farkletown. During the (G) 70s , however, construction declined to (B) only 20 . Over the next (H) three decades , house numbers rose steadily, only to drop (L) practically to zero in the (J) 80s . There was then a dramatic surge in the (Q) 10 years with (K) over 200 houses being built. While (S) a rise of more than 2600% saw house building in Newtown plummeting to(C )40 ,inthe90sthenumberofnewhousesrocketedto270,(E )overthenext40years onthepreviousdecade.

The bar chart below shows the the number of houses built per decade in two neighbouring towns, Farkletown and Newtown, during the last century. Look at the chart and then study the text which follows....