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Date created: 28 September 2009 Copyright © TEC 2010
Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool
NumeracyNumeracy print demo (NS, M: 2-5)
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Family name:
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Gender: m Female m Male
Year of birth:
Is English your first language? m Yes m No
If No, what is your first language?
What ethnic group(s) do you belong to?(For example, New Zealand European, Māori, Samoan, Tongan.)
Learner Identification (optional)
NSN:
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InstructionsThis is an assessment of how well you understand numeracy problems.
The practice questions below help you to understand different sorts of numeracy questions.When you have finished the practice questions please turn the page and begin the assessment.You may need to wait for your tutor to tell you when to begin.
You need to choose the answer you think is best for each question. It is a good idea to readparts of the text again before choosing each answer.
Answer every question, even if you are not quite sure of the answer. If you change your mindabout an answer, rub out the answer you chose and shade in your new answer. The questionsare likely to get harder as you go through the book.
There is no time limit for the assessment but you will probably need 30-45 minutes.
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Practice Unit
This is some formatted text for a text and images item.
"But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praisingpain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actualteachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness.
No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those whodo not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful.
1 Question for Item N999231 answer = E
A m This is response text A N999231B m This is response text B N999231C m This is response text C N999231D m This is response text D N999231E m This is response text E N999231
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This is some stimulus text for item number N999232 80 days around the world, we'll find a pot of goldjust sitting where the rainbow's ending. Time - we'll fight against the time, and we'll fly on the whitewings of the wind. 80 days around the world, no we won't say a word before the ship is really back.
Round, round, all around the world. Round, all around the world. Round, all around the world. Round, allaround the world. Thunder, thunder, Thundercats, Ho! Thundercats are on the move, Thundercats areloose. Feel the magic, hear the roar, Thundercats are loose. Thunder, thunder, thunder, Thundercats!Thunder, thunder, thunder, Thundercats! Thunder, thunder, thunder, Thundercats! Thunder, thunder,
thunder, Thundercats! Thundercats!
2 Question for Item N999232 answer = A
A m This is response text A N999232B m This is response text B N999232C m This is response text C N999232D m This is response text D N999232E m This is response text E N999232
This is some stimulus text for item number N999233 Top cat! The most effectual Top cat! Who'sintellectual close friends get to call him T.C., providing it's with dignity. Top cat! The indisputable leader
of the gang. He's the boss, he's a pip, he's the championship. He's the most tip top, Top cat.
3 Question for Item N999233 answer = C
A m This is response text A N999233B m This is response text B N999233C m This is response text C N999233D m This is response text D N999233E m This is response text E N999233
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Estimation and multiplication
Estimation is when you work out a rough answer either in your head or using a quick and easy methodwith pen and paper without having to work out the exact answer.Four people were asked to estimate 84 × 38.
1 Which statement about Olivia is true?
A m Olivia is using estimation, but her estimate is far too small.B m Olivia is using estimation, and her estimate is reasonable.C m Olivia is using estimation, but her estimate is far too large.D m Olivia is not using estimation because her answer is not accurate.E m Olivia is not using estimation because she hasn’t rounded properly.
2 Which is the best statement about what Ra has done?
A m Ra is using estimation because his answer is exactly right.B m Ra is using estimation but he should have rounded his answer to 3200.C m Ra is not using estimation because he did it exactly, but made it look
like estimating by rounding it afterwards.D m Ra is not using estimation because Olivia is using the only correct
way of estimating.
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Supermarket Change - A
Jackie is a shop assistant. Ryan is a customer. Ryan is buying a bookthat costs $12.He pays with a $20 note.
3 How much change does Jackie give Ryan?
A m $7B m $8C m $9D m $12
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Chocolate - A
4 The block of chocolate has 24 pieces. You eat 1/4 of them.
How many pieces of chocolate do you eat?
_______________
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Walking in a week - A
5 How many kilometres did Emma walk in one week?
_______________ kilometres
6 How many kilometres did David jog in one week?
_______________ kilometres
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Canteen - C
7 Altogether a group of friends bought 3 lots of fish and chips, 2 mineral waters and 1coffee for lunch.What was the total cost of the lunch?
$ _______________
8 How many salad sandwiches could you buy with $20.00?$ _______________
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Cricket Bowling
Each over in a game of cricket has 6 bowls.
9 How many balls are bowled by each team in a '50-over' game of cricket?_______________ balls
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Toy shop - B
10 Isabella buys two toys – the stacking cups and the trumpet.
How much does she pay?
$ _______________
11 Sophie has $45. She buys the toy car for $8.
Which method below does NOT correctly show how much money Sophie hasleft?
A m 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37B m 45 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1C m 45 -10 -2D m 45 - 5 - 3E m 45 - 10 + 2
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Youth program - groups of four
12 There are 24 children in a youth club.
How many groups of 4 can be made?
A m 4B m 6C m 8D m 20E m 28
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Party - A
Sally is holding a small party for her daughter Jodi’s 4th birthday.
13 Jodi shares 20 balloons equally among her 4 friends.
How many balloons does each friend get?
_______________ balloons
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Time differences - B
14 Both these times are in the afternoon of the same day.
How long between the two times shown?
__________ hours __________ minutes
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Measuring centipedes - A
15 How long is the centipede?
A m 9.3 cmB m 8.2 cmC m 9 cmD m 8.7 cmE m 85 mm
Closest to 700
16 Which of these numbers is closest to 700 in value?
A m 854B m 548C m 458D m 845E m 584
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Property Purchase
John wants to purchase a house for $423,700.He has already saved $125,000.
17 How much money does John still need?
A m $82,630B m $298,700C m $302,700D m $398,700E m $411,200
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Train time - B
Kayla wants to catch a train at 5:45.She checks her watch:
18 For how long must Kayla wait for the train?
__________ hours __________ minutes
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Reward points
This table shows the reward points needed for one year’s subscription to each of these four differentmagazines.
19 How many points are needed to subscribe to 40 issues of Sports NZ?
A m 200B m 540C m 2,000D m 5,000E m 20,000
20 Which magazine would use the most reward points per issue?
A m Sports NZB m PetzC m Healthy LivesD m Catering
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Angles - C
21 The size of the angle shown is closest to:
A m 10ºB m 30ºC m 45ºD m 65ºE m 90º
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Ordering capacity - B
Here are some drawings of real-life objects. They are not to scale.
22 Which object can hold the most water?
A m BathB m CupC m PotD m Sink
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Sit-ups
23 Erin has already done 40 sit-ups. She plans to do 100.
How many more sit-ups does she need to do to reach 100?
_______________
Ruler - C
24 Which arrow is pointing to 11½ cm on the ruler?
A m arrow AB m arrow BC m arrow CD m arrow DE m arrow E
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First-aid course - A
It costs $220 to do a workplace first-aid course.13 staff from a business enrol in the course.
25 How much will this cost altogether for the business?
A m $2,060B m $2,626C m $2,860D m $2,873
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Power usage - C
26 The Pirini’s received a 10% discount for paying their account early.
How much discount did they receive?
A m $1.68B m $6.80C m $16.80D m $68.00E m $158.00
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27 Global Power increased the discount to 15% for the December account as a specialChristmas bonus to their customers. The Pirini’s December account was $220.00.
a) How much was the 15% discount that the Pirini’s got off their $220.00 power bill?
$ _______________
b) Show how you did the calculation. (If you used a calculator, describe what you didon it.)
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Tablespoon measures
This table shows the weights of different ingredients in 2 or 4 tablespoons.
28 How much would one tablespoon of coconut weigh?
A m 4 gramsB m 5 gramsC m 16 gramsD m 24 gramsE m 80 grams
29 How much would eight tablespoons of butter weigh?
A m 6 gramsB m 31 gramsC m 100 gramsD m 200 gramsE m none of these
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30 Keiran mixed these ingredients.• 2 tablespoons of butter• 2 tablespoons of coconut• 8 tablespoons of flour.
In its simplest form the ratio of the number of tablespoons of butter to coconut to flouris 1 : 1 : 4 .
What is the simplest form of the ratio of the weight of butter to coconut to flour, inKeiran’s mixture?
_____ : _____ : _____
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