IELTS Writing Task 1: verbs exercise

I've missed out the verbs in the following description. Choose them from the list to fill the gaps. For some of the gaps, more than one verb is possible.

Missing words:
risen, created, recorded, is, produced (x2), managed, given, had (x2), stood, were, increased

The US, Japan and Korea ______ by far the most waste. In 1980, the US ______ 131 million tonnes of waste, while the figure for Japan ______ at 28 million tonnes. No figure ______ ______ for Korea in 1980, but in 1990, 31 million tonnes of waste ______ ______ in that country. By 2000, waste production in the USA ______ ______ to 192 million tonnes, while Japan’s figure ______ ______ to 53 million tonnes. However, Korea ______ to reduce its output to 19 million tonnes. Ireland, Poland and Portugal only ______ a total of around 30 million tonnes of waste between them, adding the figures for all three years together.

Note:
The above description is not a full essay.

Comments

[Raya]

Hi Simon,
my answers are:
created,
produced,
stood,
is given,
were produced,
had increased,
had risen,
managed,
recoded.

[Aleksandra Bucholc]

-produced(created)
-created(produced)
-stood
-is given(recorded)
-were produced(created)
-had risen(increased)
-had increase(risen)
-managed
-produced(created)(recorded)

[zahra]

produced
created
stood at
is recorded
were given
had risen
had increased
managed
produced

[ayesha]

hi simon,
just a quick question.in a question (do advantages outweigh disadvantages) type, are we suppose to write both the sides after giving our opnion if we are supporting one side.
ayesha.

[emran]

produced
created
stood
is given
were produced
had increased
had risen
managed
recorded

& thanks Simon Sir....

[Nataly]

Hi,Simon. Do I need to include in description sentence,for example, such as "The horizontal axis indicates
age and the vertical axis shows the amount of money received per week" ?Would it affect my score?

[SEUNG]

Produced
Produced
Stood
Is recorded
were given
had risen
had increased
Managed
created

[Fiona]

my answer is :
produced
created
stood
is given
were produced
had risen
had recorded
managed
produced

[NganHa]

My answer is :
1, produced
2, produced
3, stood
4, is given
5, were recorded
6, had increased
7, had risen
8, managed
9, created

[tesfit]

hi guys i would answer them
produced created
stood
is given
were recorded
had risen
had increased
managed
produced

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

produced (or created)
created (or produced)
stood
is given
were recorded
had increased (or risen)
had risen (or increased)
managed
produced (or created)

...

Hi Ayesha,

Personally, I would mention both sides for that kind of question (as well as giving a clear opinion).

...

Hi Nataly,

I never describe the axes directly. I won't harm your score if you do, but it might waste a bit of time.

[Ai]

Hi Simon,
Just one question for you.
Line 3, No figure "is" given for Korea..
Is it ok to write "was" instead?

Thanks

[Simon]

Hi Ai,

Yes, 'was' is fine too. I used 'is' because we can see the figures now.

[Hiep Pham]

sorry Simon, please write a tutorial on describing a diagram (Eg: Diagrams about ocean currents and El Nino), I find this kind is quite tricky, thanks !

[Tuyen]

Dear Mr. Simon,

Thank you so much for your lesson. However, I am confused about using "manage" in your paragraph above. Can you help me explain how to use "manage"?

Thank you so much

[Simon]

Hi Tuyen,

I managed to do it = I was able to do it.

[Tuyen]

Dear Mr. Simon,

Thank you so much!

[Peter]

Dear Simon,

May I ask you a question on this ralative old post? regarding to the grammar.

On the other hand, the figure for industrialized countries 'rose' from nearly 9 years of schooling in 1980 to nearly 11 years in 1990.

Can I replace 'rose' by using 'had increased ' here?

Thank you so much!