Adult Literacy Level 1 - Exemplar 1

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Try to do the test in 15 minutes. There are 9 questions. Read each question carefully and try to answer all of them.

Questions

Someone wants to buy a computer and asks a friend for advice.

TALKING ABOUT COMPUTERS

1. I'm not an expert, but I think almost any of the computer shops in town will be OK.

2. There are twenty-six computer shops in town selling a wide range of products.

3. I guess, all of the shops will have an expert working there who can help you.

4. However, in the last resort, why not buy an Apple Mac, it’s probably as good as any other.

1. Which of the sentences in the box above is a fact and NOT an opinion?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

2. Select the correct word(s) to complete the following sentence: It looks like . . . . . . . . a good chance that you'll get the computer you want.
A. theirs
B. they're is
C. there's
D. their is

Questions 3-9 are based on the Bettagrub leaflet 'Changing to Metric' below.

CHANGING TO METRIC

During the next few months Bettagrub will start to convert all loose products that are now sold by imperial weight (pounds, ounces) into metric quantities (grams, kilograms etc.) This is in response to new Government laws that say that all retailers must trade in metric units by the year 2000.

Bettagrub have included some Questions & Answers to help all our valued customers understand the changes to metric quantities.

Q: When will this happen?
A: Stores will gradually be converted from July and until the end of September

Q: Which products will change?
A: All loose products including fruit & vegetables that you select and pack yourself and loose products sold from our service counters, e.g. meat counters, fish counters, and Pic N Mix sweets

Q: What changes will I notice?
A: The shelf edge label will show a price in kilograms, followed by a price per lb. Your till receipt will show the weight and price in kilograms.

Key to conversion chart:
4oz = 1/4 lb
8oz = 1/2 lb
16oz = 1lb
Imperial to metric chart
2oz = 57g
4oz = 113g
6oz = 170g
8oz = 227g
10oz = 283g
12oz = 340g
14oz = 397g
1lb = 454g

3. According to the leaflet, during the next few months Bettagrub intends to
A. convert all products to metric quantities
B. begin converting all products to metric quantities
C. change all imperial weights to metric quantities
D. begin converting all loose products into metric quantities

4. The reason why Bettagrub is changing to metric is that
A. the law says it must
B. retailers want to
C. customers want to
D. the company prefers metric

5. Using the metric conversion chart, half a pound of carrots is about the same as
A. 113g
B. 170g
C. 227g
D. 283g

6. For what MAIN purpose has the document been designed?
A. To persuade you to shop at Bettagrub
B. To convince you that going metric is good
C. To give information about changing to metric
D. To question the Government’s plans for going metric

7. Which word might Bettagrub have used instead of 'convert' (line 1)
A. cover
B. change
C. charge
D. select

8. Which word could be used to join the two sentences together in the Answer to 'What changes will I notice?'
A. therefore
B. because
C. for
D. and

9. 'loose products' in Bettagrub include goods
A. which you select and pack yourself
B. which you never find on a service counter
C. such as cans of fruit and tinned fish
D. that are always small and easy to lose