OET/IELTS Paraphrasing Statistics
Paraphrasing Statistics
In the Reading sub-test, the answers are often found in the synonyms/synonymous language/paraphrase language. Something that can help surge your score is an awareness how to paraphrase language of approximation, proportion and fractions to percentage.
33% - one third.
In the recent health survey, it was found that one-third of the participants did not meet the recommended daily exercise guidelines.
Paraphrase: 33% of those who took part in the study did not qualify the exercise guidelines.
Or, 66% of those who took part in the study qualified the exercise guidelines.
32, 31% - less than a third
34, 35% - a little more than a third
66% - two-thirds
65, 64% - a little less than two- thirds
67, 68, 69% a little more than two-thirds
25% - a/one quarter
24,23% a little less than a quarter
26,27,28% - a little more than a quarter
50% - half , halved
49,48% - a little less than a half
51,52,53% - a little more than a half
75% - three quarters
74,73% - a little less than three quarters
76,77,78% - a little more than three quarters
10% - one in ten
15% - less than a fifth
20% - a fifth
18,19% - less than a fifth
21,22% - a little more than a fifth
0.01% = one in a thousand
e.g., Despite the complexity of the procedure, the success rate is quite high, with complications occurring only one in a thousand cases.
Paraphrase: Although the success rate is very high, 0.01% met with casualty.
0.0001% = one in a million
How to convert percent to decimal
[In order to convert percent to decimal number, the percentage should be divided by 100]
Percent Decimal
1 % = 0.01
5% = 0.05
10% = 0.1
25% = 0.25
50% = 0.5
100% = 1
200%= 2
300%= 3
400% 4
500 % 5
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