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Level 2 Test F

Rev June 2004

Key skills application of number

Adult numeracy

Level 2

Practice Test Paper F

YOU NEED

This test paper

An answer sheet

You may NOT use a calculator

You may use a bilingual dictionary

Do NOT open this paper until you are told to do so by the supervisor

There are 40 questions in this test

Total marks available: 40

Try to answer ALL the questions

YOU HAVE 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES TO FINISH THE TEST

INSTRUCTIONS

Make sure your personal details are entered correctly on the answer sheet

Read each question carefully

Follow the instructions on how to complete the answer sheet

At the end of the test hand in the question paper, your answer sheet and all notes to

the supervisor

REMEMBER: YOU HAVE 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES TO FINISH THE TEST

Note for learners and tutors. This is a practice test that has been put together using

questions similar to those that you would find in a “live” Key skills application of number or

Adult numeracy test. The layout of the test is also the same as that used for a live test.



Level 2 Test F

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Questions 1 to 3 are about temperatures in different parts of the world

This table shows the temperatures for one day in January.

City MaxºC MinºC

Athens 12 -3

London 7 -2

Moscow -10 -22

New York 1 -3

Oslo -18 -21

Paris 6 0

Sydney 29 22

1. Which city had the lowest temperature?

A Moscow

B New York

C Oslo

D Paris

2. Which city had the greatest range of temperatures?

A Athens

B London

C Oslo

D Paris

3. What is the difference between the maximum temperature in Athens and

the maximum temperature in Moscow?

A 2°C

B 19°C

C 22°C

D 25°C



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4. A piece of cheese is weighed on kitchen scales. The diagram shows the

reading on the scale.

The weight of the cheese is approximately

A 52.5g

B 55.0g

C 62.0g

D 65.0g



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5. A designer works on a design for a paper cup that folds flat. His design uses

the shape of an upturned pyramid with a square base.

The dimensions of the cup are: Length of side of opening = 8cm

Depth = 9cm

What is the cup’s volume?

A 64cm3

B 72cm3

C 96cm3

D 192cm3

6. Out of 80 shoppers, 50 shop more than three times a week.

What percentage of the shoppers shop more than three times a week?

A 50%

B 60%

C 62.5%

D 80%



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Questions 7 to 11 are about producing a play

The plan shows the hall for the performance.

7. On the plan, the width of the hall is 5.3cm.

From the plan, the width of the actual hall is

A 5.3m

B 10.6m

C 26.5m

D 106.0m

8. A rug is placed at the back of the stage as part of the set. The rug measures

1.8m by 2.8m.

On the plan, the size of the rug drawn to scale should be

A 3.6mm by 5.4mm

B 9mm by 14mm

C 36mm by 54mm

D 90mm by 140mm



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9. The cost of printing the tickets is £5.85 for each 100 tickets plus a fixed

charge of £21.50.

Which of these is the closest estimate for the cost in £s of printing 500

tickets?

A 6 x 100 + 20

B 20 + (6 x 5)

C (20 + 6) x 5

D 6 x 5 x 20

10. Blackcurrant squash is sold in the interval. The instructions on the bottle

state ‘for squash, mix one part concentrate with three parts water.’

How much concentrate is used to make 3 litres of squash?

A 75ml

B 100ml

C 750ml

D 1 000ml

11. The table summarises the income and costs of the play.

Which of these calculations gives the overall profit?

A £(90 + 120 + 250 + 20 - 1,850 - 45)

B £(90 + 120 + 250 + 20) - (1,850 + 45)

C £(1,850 + 45 - 90 + 120 + 250 + 20)

D £(1,850 + 45) - (90 + 120 + 250 + 20)



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12. A dog owner needs to weigh his dog in order to calculate a dose of worming

medicine.

How much does the dog weigh?

A 16kg

B 17kg

C 23kg

D 24kg



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13. A gardener keeps a record of the minimum temperature in °C each day. The

results for February are shown below.

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

1st week -2 4 5 5 -1 -1 -3

2nd week -4 -1 0 -3 -4 5 6

3rd week -3 -2 -1 0 3 -2 0

4th week 0 6 7 8 7 8 8

The thermostat in the man’s greenhouse switches the heater on when the

temperature outside falls below 0°C.

For what fraction of the number of days was the heater used?

A 1/12

B 11/28

C 3/7

D 4/7




1st week -2 4 5 5 -1 -1 -3

2nd week -4 -1 0 -3 -4 5 6

3rd week -3 -2 -1 0 3 -2 0

4th week 0 6 7 8 7 8 8

What was the range of the temperatures recorded in February?

A -4°C

B 8°C

C 10°C

D 12°C



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1st week -2 4 5 5 -1 -1 -3

2nd week -4 -1 0 -3 -4 5 6

3rd week -3 -2 -1 0 3 -2 0

4th week 0 6 7 8 7 8 8

For what percentage of the Mondays in February was the temperature below

0°C?

A 3%

B 25%

C 75%

D 100%

16. The tank of a lorry holds 30 gallons of diesel.

How many litres does the tank hold, to the nearest 5 litres? (There are 4.55

litres in one gallon)

A 125 litres

B 130 litres

C 135 litres

D 140 litres



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17. The tank of a lorry holds 30 gallons of diesel. The diagram shows the reading

on the diesel gauge.

How much fuel is in the tank, to the nearest gallon?

A 14.5 gallons

B 15.5 gallons

C 19 gallons

D 20 gallons

18. There are 500 runners in a charity road race. Their running times vary. It

turns out that their mean running time is 3 hours exactly.

Which of the following must be true?

A Half of the runners take more than 3 hours.

B The total time taken is 1 500 hours.

C Most people take 3 hours.

D Everyone takes 3 hours.



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19. A window cleaner needs some leaflets to advertise his business. The printer

gives him the following list of costs:

Cost

Basic setting-up charge £20

First 500 leaflets £8 per 100 leaflets

Extra leaflets above the 500 £5 per 100 leaflets

Which formula shows the cost of printing 1 000 leaflets?

A cost in pounds = 20 + (5 x 10)

B cost in pounds = 20 + (8 x 5) + (5 x 5)

C cost in pounds = 20 + (7.5 x 10)

D cost in pounds = 20 + (8 + 5) x10

20.A window cleaner needs some leaflets to advertise his business. The printer

gives him the following list of costs:

Cost

Basic setting-up charge £20

First 500 leaflets £8 per 100 leaflets

Extra leaflets above the 500 £5 per 100 leaflets

The window cleaner can afford to spend £60 on printing.

How many leaflets can he get for this?

A 400

B 500

C 700

D 800



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21. A company wants to compare the wages of its male and female employees. A

new manager gathers the following data:

What is the range of female wages?

A £160

B £220

C £230

D £235

22.A company wants to compare the wages of its male and female employees. A

new manager gathers the following data:

The manager works out that the mean wage for males is £265.

How much less than this is the mean wage for females?

A £25

B £30

C £35

D £36

23.A boat is 34m long. A model of it is made to a scale of 1:40.

What is the length of the model boat?

A 8.5cm

B 13.6cm

C 85.0cm

D 136cm



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24.Jake sails his model boat on a circular boating lake. The diagram shows the

plan view of the lake.

Diagram not to scale

5 metres

In one afternoon, whilst following his boat, Jake walks nine times round the

edge of the lake.

How far does he walk approximately?

A 135m

B 675m

C 1 350m

D 2 025m

25.A Sunday newspaper offers advertising space for house sales at a reduced

rate. The normal price for a house sales advert is £79. The reduced price is

£33, giving a saving of £46.

Which of these calculations gives the saving as a percentage of the normal

price?

A 79/33 x 100%

B 79/46 x 100%

C 33/79 x 100%

D 46/79 x 100%

Circumference of a circle = d where d = diameter.

Use 3 as the approximate value for



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26.A family has the following order of milk from the milkman.

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Number

of pints 2 2 2 2 2 5

What fraction of the total order is placed on a Saturday?

A 1/3

B 1/5

C 5/7

D 5/6

27.An artist makes a photograph frame from two identical L-shaped pieces of

wood. The diagram shows the measurements.

Which calculation gives the area of the Viewing Area in cm2?

A 78 x 65

B 62 x 49

C 70 x 57

D 70 x 49



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28.A student heats up a pan of cooking oil. He measures the temperature of the

oil every 10 seconds. His results are shown in the table below.

Time (seconds) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120

Temperature (°C) 40 53 64 72 78 83 88 92 96 100 106 113 120

The experiment lasts 120 seconds.

What percentage of the total increase in temperature happens during the

first 90 seconds?

A 25%

B 50%

C 60%

D 75%

29. Frank goes to a slimming club. He weighs 15 stone. The scales at the club

measure weight in kilograms. 1 stone is approximately 6.35 kilograms.

What is the man’s weight in kilograms to the nearest kilogram?

A 21kg

B 22kg

C 94kg

D 95kg

30.A man goes to a slimming club. He weighs 15 stone. The man’s target weight

is 13 and a half stone.

What fraction of his current weight does he aim to lose?

A 1/15

B 1/10

C 1/6

D 1/5



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31.Ana’s food intake should contain no more than 1,250 calories per day. The

table shows the number of calories of different foods.

Food Quantity Calories

Banana 25g 20

Jam 25g 66

Cereal 25g 94

Toast slice 55

Milk 100ml 47

Orange juice 100ml 46

Tea (no milk or sugar) any 0

Sugar level teaspoon 17

For breakfast, Ana has 200ml orange juice, 2 slices of toast and uses 50g of

jam on her toast. She wants to know what this is as a percentage of her

maximum daily calorie intake.

Which calculation below shows this?

A (46 x 2) + (55 x 2) + (66 x 2) x 100

1250

B 1250____________ x 100

(46 x 2) + (55 x 2) + (66 x 2)

C 46 + 55 + 66 x 100

1250

D 1250_____ x 100

46 + 55 + 66



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32.A woman plans to paint one side of her garden fence. One tin of paint covers

4 square metres. The instructions state 2 coats must be applied. The fence

is 8.1m long and 1.9m high.

Which of these is the most accurate estimate for the number of tins

needed?

A 4 tins

B 8 tins

C 12 tins

D 16 tins

33.A man keeps fish in a tank. The shape of the tank is a cuboid.

After cleaning the tank he uses a 10 litre bucket to refill it to the depth of

50 centimetres.

What is the minimum number of times he empties the bucket into the tank?

1 litre = 1000 cubic centimetres

A 16

B 17

C 160

D 190



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34.Four friends were discussing how full the petrol tank was on their car. Their

estimates were 3/4,2/3, 65% and 0.7

Which is the largest of these estimates?

A 3/4

B 2/3

C 65%

D 0.7



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35.A club has four categories of membership. The table shows the number of

members in each category in 2001. Below the table are four charts.

Which chart correctly shows the information in the table?

A chart a

B chart b

C chart c

D chart d



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36.The following charts show the membership of a club for 1999 and 2000.

Compared with 1999, the number of full members in 2000

A stayed the same

B increased by 100%

C increased by 400

D increased by a third



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37.On the chart for the membership of a club in 2000, the angle representing

Hon. Life members is 45°.

The number of Hon. Life members in 2000 was

A 45

B 100

C 200

D 360



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38.The bar chart shows the number of members in the Association of Darts

Players over six years. A member looks at the bar chart. He says, ‘The

number of members in 2000 was approximately double the number of

members in 2001, because the bar is twice as long’.

Why is the member wrong?

A The years on the horizontal axis do not increase evenly.

B The numbers on the vertical axis do not increase evenly.

C The bars are the wrong width.

D The vertical scale does not start at zero.

39.The Association of Bellringers compares the weight of bells in two local

churches.

Church Mean Median Range

Stocklinch 751kg 747kg 40kg

Shipton 756kg 745kg 43kg

Each church has 10 bells.

What is the difference in the total weight of bells in the two churches?

A 20kg

B 30kg

C 50kg

D 7560kg

Membership of the Association of

Darts Players from 1996 to 2001

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Year

Nu

mb

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of

mem

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40.A typist can type 30 words per minute.

At the same speed of typing, how long does it take to type 3 600 words?

A 12 minutes

B 36 minutes

C 1 hour

D 2 hours

End of test

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