Adult Numeracy Level 1 - Exemplar 1

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Try to do the test in 20 minutes. There are 11 questions. Read each question carefully and try to answer all of them.

Questions

Use the information below for questions 1, 2 and 3.

Four friends have joined their local gym to lose some weight and get fit. Diane stands on the scales first:

1. How much does Diane weigh?
A. 71 kg 7.5 g
B. 71 kg 75 g
C. 71 kg 750 g
D. 72 kg

After one month the friends weigh themselves again. They write down their weight loss in a chart.

Name	Weight lost after 1 month
Diane	500 grams
Hasran	1 kilogram
Kevin	1 kilogram 200 grams
Cathy	750 grams

2. How much weight have they lost in total after one month?
A. 2 kilograms
B. 2 kilograms 450 grams
C. 3 kilograms
D. 3 kilograms 450 grams

3. Hasran wants to lose 10 kilograms. After two months he has lost 2/5ths of this amount. How much weight has he lost?
A. 0.4 kg
B. 2 kg
C. 2.5 kg
D. 4 kg

Balbir arrives at Cambridge station at 6 minutes past 2 in the afternoon. He catches the next train to London Kings Cross. Here is the timetable.

Monday to Saturday
Cambridge	12.47	13.47	13.58	14.17	14.31	14.47
London Liverpool Street			15.16		15.42
London Kings Cross	13.36	14.36		15.06		15.36

4. What time does he arrive at Kings Cross?
A. 13.36
B. 15.06
C. 15.36
D. 15.42

Use the information below for questions 5, 6 and 7.

A general hospital has an Accident and Emergency (A and E) department. The bar chart shows the injuries of 50 patients during one week.

5. How many patients in total had either back injuries or head injuries?
A. 19
B. 16
C. 13
D. 12

6. Ten of the 50 patients had head injuries. What fraction of the patients is this?
A. 1/3
B. 1/4
C. 1/5
D. 1/10

7. 13 of the 50 patients had broken bones. What percentage of the patients is this?
A. 13%
B. 20%
C. 26%
D. 50%

Use the information below for questions 8 and 9. This is the information on the side of a 420 g tin of baked beans.

Typical composition	One 210 g serving provides	100 g provides
Energy	853 kj/202 kcal	406 kj/96 kcal
Protein	11.3g	5.4g
Carbohydrate	37.0g	17.6g
Fat	0.8g	0.4g
Fibre	7.8g	3.7g
Sodium	1.1g	0.5g

8. How much fibre is there in the 420 g tin of baked beans?
A. 3.7 g
B. 7.8 g
C. 14.6 g
D. 15.6 g

9. All the weight amounts in the table are given to the nearest:
A. ten grams
B. gram
C. fifth of a gram
D. tenth of a gram

Use the information below for questions 10 and 11.

Kevin is planning to renew the floor covering of his office. The floor is 3.78m wide and 5.91m long.

10. He uses a calculator to find the area of the floor. He wants to check that his calculator answer is about right. Which of these quick checks should he use?
A. 3 x 5
B. 4 x 5
C. 3 x 6
D. 4 x 6

11. He plans to cover the floor with carpet tiles. Each tile is 0.5m by 0.5m. How many tiles will he need?
A. 96
B. 80
C. 60
D. 48