The main rise in reading time and U-shaped listening pattern are clearly identified. Supporting figures convey the broad trends, although some reading estimates could be closer. Calling the patterns opposite and inferring a return to music go beyond what the age-group comparison establishes.
8.0Ideas progress logically from the introduction and overview to separate discussions of reading and music, with clear transitions. The supplied text uses single line breaks rather than distinct paragraph boundaries, so its intended four-part organisation could be presented more clearly.
8.0Vocabulary is flexible and precise, with natural phrases such as 'U-shaped trend', 'successive group', and 'age spectrum', and only very minor imprecision.
8.0GRAGrammatical Range and Accuracy
A wide range of grammatical structures, including complex sentences and accurate tense and comparison forms, is used with only rare, non-impeding slips.
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