Adult Numeracy Level 1 - Exemplar 2

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Try to do the test in 15 minutes. There are 8 questions. Read each question carefully and try to answer all of them.

Questions

Questions 1 to 5 are about planning a celebration.

Lee plans the celebration for 28 people. He wants to make fruit punch. Lee thinks that each person will drink 3 glasses of punch.

1. If Lee is correct, how many glasses of fruit punch should he provide in total?
A. 3
B. 28
C. 56
D. 84

Lee has a recipe for fruit punch which makes 15 glasses:
FRUIT PUNCH
500ml orange juice
500ml pineapple juice
50ml lemon juice
1 lITRE sparkling water

2. Lee decides to make just enough fruit punch for 75 glasses. How many millilitres (ml) of lemon juice will he need?
A. 50ml
B. 75ml
C. 250ml
D. 500ml

3. 25% of the people at the celebration are vegetarians. The number of people who are vegetarians is
A. 7
B. 10
C. 21
D. 25

4. Lee asks each person for £3.95 towards the cost. The approximate calculation he can use to estimate how much he will receive is
A. 28 + £4.00
B. 28 - £4.00
C. 28 x £4.00
D. 28 ÷ £4.00

5. The celebration starts at 6.45 p.m. and finishes at 9.15 p.m. How long does the celebration last?
A. 1 1/2 hours
B. 2 1/2 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 3 1/2 hours

Questions 6 to 8 are about a nursery school.

The school decides to take 20 children on a trip to the zoo. 6 For safety, the ratio of adults to children must be at least 1 : 4.

6. How many adults are required for safety?
A. 1
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

7. The group goes to the zoo in cars. Each car can hold 4 people. How many cars would they need altogether?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 10

8. The leader writes a cheque for the entrance tickets. The cheque is for one hundred and four pounds and four pence. This amount in figures is
A. £104.04
B. £104.4
C. £140.40
D. £1,004.4






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