Materials for assessing adult numeracy

Materials for assessing adult numeracy

Number Task The population of Wales is approximately Write this in numbers in the box. million. What is the value of the 7 in this number? Write your answer in words. 70006 What is the next number after 099 999? How much profit or loss did this company make over the years from 999 00? Write your answer in the box. Show whether it is a profit or loss by writing a plus sign or a minus sign. Year Profit/Loss ( ) 999 000 000 8000 00 690000 The temperature is C. It rises by C. What is the temperature now? Circle the correct choice. 7 C 0 C 7 C C C C C 6 Is 8 a factor of 8? Tick yes or no. yes no N/L. N/L.

Number Task 7 Circle the number that is not a factor of. 9 8 Is 9 a multiple of 7? Tick yes or no. yes no 9 Circle the number that is not a multiple of 6. 8 6 60 0 What is the next prime number after? Estimate how much money Jim would need to buy 9 items at.99 each. You do not need to give the exact answer. Estimate the answer to this problem. You do not need to give the exact number. 999 98 = N/L. N/L.

Number Task In a factory of 600 people, the ratio of male workers to female workers is :. How many workers are female? There are 000 supporters at a football match. 0 000 are home supporters and the rest are away supporters. Complete the ratio of home supporters to away supporters. : Fill in the missing measurement. Scale Size drawn Actual size :0 0m 0m :0 cm 0cm :0 0mm mm What is the actual length of the room in metres? m N/L.

Number Task How far is the walk in kilometres? km N/L.

Number Task ( ) ( ) Find the value. a b a b Tick the box to show which formula means the same as: perimeter (l w). perimeter l w perimeter l l w w perimeter l w perimeter l w A car travels 80 miles in hours. Use this formula to work out the average speed of the car. Average Speed d t mph N/L.

Number Task Circle the largest fraction. Circle the common denominator for these fractions. 8 6 8 Find the equivalent. 0 Find the equivalent. 8 Write each of these as a common fraction, in the lowest terms. 0. 6 % 6 N/L. N/L. N/L. N/L.

Number Task 7 Write down the value of these decimals in fractions, in the lowest terms. 0. 8 0.0 9 0.00 0 What is pence as a fraction of a pound? Calculate to the lowest terms. Write minutes as a fraction of an hour. Calculate to the lowest terms. There are 0 members of a bowling club. 0 are female. What fraction of the members is male? Calculate to the lowest terms. N/L. N/L. N/L. N/L. 7

Number Task Calculate to the lowest terms. 0 Calculate to the lowest terms. 7 6 Three people took different portions of a cake. One person had cake. One person had person? the of the cake. What fraction was left for the third 8 N/L. N/L. N/L. N/L.

Number Task Round this number to decimal place..6 Round this number to decimal places..8.076.06. 6. 0.0 6 6.6 0. 7.8 0.9 N/L. N/L.6 9

Number Task 6 A car costs 00. The cost is increased by %. What is the new price of the car? By how much has the price of the house been reduced? On the night shift, a line produces 0 fridges. Sal packed of them into boxes. What percentage of the total is this? % 0 N/L.7 N/L.8 N/L.9

Number Task 6 Work out the total cost of this bill, including VAT. N/L.7 N/L.8 N/L.9

Calculator Questions* Task 7 *Call your tutor before you do this task. Use a calculator to work out the next sums. Write your answers in the boxes. Use the memory key to answer this question. ( 8) ( ) Use the % key to answer this question. What is 78% of 900? What is of 00? 8 What is as a decimal to decimal places? Use the % key to find VAT at 7.% on 00.80. *A calculator can be used only for this section. N/L.0

Measures, shape and space Task 8 Write 80 seconds as minutes and seconds. mins secs How many minutes in hours? mins Write 00 minutes as hours and minutes. hrs mins How many hours in days? hrs You need to get to Kilverley by.0pm. Which is the latest bus you can catch from Harbet bus station to get there on time? Write the time in the box. MSS/L.

Measures, shape and space Task 8 6 How long does it take to get from Harbet Bus Station to the Coach Inn? Write the time taken in minutes in the box. mins 7 Look at this calendar for May. You finish work on Friday 0th May and have weeks holiday. What is the date of the Monday you start back at work? MSS/L.

Measures, shape and space Task 9 Look at the currency chart. A cup of coffee in the USA is approximately $. What would this be in pounds sterling ( )? You need to change 00 into euros. How many euros will you get? Pound Sterling ( =) $..6 Yen 88. Dollar ($=) 0.7. Yen. Euro ( =) $ 0.87 0.6 MSS/L.

Measures, shape and space Task 0 Write down this measurement. cm How many. metre shelves can you get from a. metre length of wood? A gallon is about. litres. Estimate this amount of petrol to the nearest whole gallon. Label the correct side of the thermometer with F (Fahrenheit) and C (Celsius). 6 MSS/L. MSS/L. MSS/L. MSS/L.6

Measures, shape and space Task 0 Look at the thermometer in question. The temperature in Spain is 8 C. What is this in Fahrenheit? 0 F 6 The area of a wall is square metres. How many litre tins of paint will be needed to cover this wall? 7. cm is approximately one inch. A piece of wood measures 60 inches. How long is this in cm?. cm = approximately inch cm MSS/L. MSS/L. MSS/L. MSS/L.6 7

Measures, shape and space Task Write the formula to find the width of a rectangle, using these abbreviations. 9cm + = add cm = centimetre r = radius x = multiply? 6cm a = area l w = length = width W Work out the width of the rectangle in question using the correct formula. w cm The formula to find the area of a triangle is b x h Find the area of this triangle where the base is 0cm and the height is cm. A = b = 0cm b x h h = cm A = cm cm 0cm Write the names of these parts of the circle in the correct boxes. circumference diameter radius 8 MSS/L.7 MSS/L.8 MSS/L.9

Measures, shape and space Task The radius of a circle is 0cm. What is the diameter? cm 6 The formula to find the area of a circle is πr. Where π (pi) is., find the area of a circle with a radius of 0cm. cm 7 The formula to find the circumference of a circle is C = πd, where pi is. and d is the diameter. Find the circumference of a circle where the diameter is 0cm. C = cm 8 Find the area of this room using the formula A = l x w. m m m 7m m MSS/L.7 MSS/L.8 MSS/L.9 9

Measures, shape and space Task 9 Find the approximate area of this flower bed using the measurements shown and the formula A = l x w. 9cm.m cm 0 A fish tank has a volume of 000cm, a length of 0cm, and a width of 0cm. Using the formula V = l w h, find the height of the tank. h 0cm 0cm H = cm 0 MSS/L.7 MSS/L.8 MSS/L.9

Measures, shape and space Task Which of these nets represents a -D cube? Tick the correct shape. A B C Tick the statement that is the correct meaning of the words parallel lines. Lines that are straight Lines that are always the same distance apart Lines that cross Lines that converge MSS/L. MSS/L.

Handling data Task people were asked to name their favourite sport. The pie chart shows the results. Favourite sports Swimming What fraction chose swimming? Tennis Football How many people chose tennis? Rugby Sales of two types of mower Type A Type B Year Number sold How many mowers of type B were sold in the year 00? HD/L.

Handling data Task How many more mowers of type A were sold in the year 00 than in 999? Which type of mower sold best from the year 999 to 00? Average Household Spending on Leisure 968-988 Source: Family Expenditure Survey, Office for National Statistics 6 Which year did people spend about the same amount on holidays as they did on buying TVs and videos? 7 What have people spent more money on in the last few years holidays or TVs and videos? Tick the correct answer. Spending more on holidays Spending more on TVs and videos HD/L.

Handling data Task Complete the scale on the vertical axis of the graph. Enter the data to make a line graph. The first one is done for you. Look at the graph. For how many hours did the temperature remain constant at 0 C? hrs HD/L.

Handling data Task These are the numbers of TVs produced on a production line in a factory in one week. Find the mean (average) number of TVs produced. mean Find the mode. mode Find the median. median HD/L. HD/L.

Handling data Task Four workers earn different hourly rates of pay. What is the average hourly rate? In a warehouse, out of 000 glasses 0 were found to be broken. A glass is picked at random what is the chance that it is broken? Circle the correct answer. 000 00 0 0 000 6 A coin is thrown in the air 6 times and each time it lands heads up. What is the chance of it being heads the next time it is thrown? Circle the correct answer. 6 6 HD/L. HD/L.