Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 assessment

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1 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 assessment Candidate s paper Shopping 2 hours + 15 minutes reading time February 2010 Version 6.0 This assessment has two parts Test (1 hour recommended) Task (1 hour recommended+15 minutes reading time) You need a pen, a pencil and an eraser a 30cm ruler a calculator a protractor Your assessor will give you graph paper. You may use a dictionary.

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3 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 assessment Candidate s paper Shopping February 2010 Version 6.0 Test (1 hour recommended) Candidate declaration: I confirm that this assessment is my own work. Candidate signature: Candidate s name: City & Guilds enrolment number: Date: Mark achieved: Pass: yes [ ] no [ ]

4 Candidate instructions What you have to do You have 1 hour to complete the test. Remember to show all your working out. Answer all 17 questions in the spaces provided. What to do if you need help Ask the person supervising your assessment if you need help with the instructions or extra time to finish your work. End of assessment When you have done as much work as you can: check you have put your name and details on the cover of this assessment hand your work to the person supervising your assessment.

5 Questions 1 to 5 are about a coffee shop. 1. The number of customers last year was thirty thousand and fifty three. What is thirty thousand and fifty three in figures? (1 mark) The manager looks at a chart showing the numbers of customers each month from June last year. Number of customers using the coffee shop each month 3000 Number of customers June July August September October November December Month 2. She compares the numbers in June and July. How many fewer customers were there in July? (2 marks)

6 3. The manager wants a record of sales to put on the staff notice board. The assistants keep a tally of the snacks they sell on Monday. Number of snacks sold on Monday Muffin Snack Tally Cake slice Flapjack Fruit Health bar Draw a suitable chart to show the number of snacks sold on Monday. Remember to give your chart a title. Use graph paper. If you do not have graph paper, ask your assessor. (4 marks) 2 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

7 The manager decides to make some changes in the coffee shop. She tells some builders to put a barrier around the space where they will work. 4. The space is a rectangle that measures 6 metres by 8 metres. What is the perimeter of the space where they will work? (2 marks) 5. The builders will use special posts to make the barrier. Each post has a tape which they can pull out and clip to the next post. Each post and its tape can stretch up to 2 metres. 2m max What is the smallest number of these posts that the builders need to go right round the space? (1 mark) 3 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

8 Questions 6 to 12 are about a man buying floor tiles and under floor heating. 6. The man wants under floor heating in his kitchen. He works out the area of the floor. The kitchen floor is a square and each side is 3.5 metres long. What is the area of the kitchen floor? (2 marks) 7. The saleswoman looks at this table to find which under floor heating pack the man needs. Under floor heating packs Find the heating pack you need for your floor Minimum Area of floor Maximum Heating pack 6.0m 2 7.5m 2 H m 2 9.0m 2 H m m 2 H m m 2 H m m 2 H m m 2 H150 Which heating pack does the man need? (1 mark) 4 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

9 The saleswoman shows the man some different patterns of floor tiles. He decides to use this pattern. A Measure the angle marked A on the tile pattern. What is the size of the angle? (1 mark) 9. Add one more tile to the diagram to continue the pattern. (2 marks) 10. The man works out that it will take 280 tiles to cover the floor. He decides to order an extra 20% of the tiles. How many extra tiles does he order? (2 marks) 5 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

10 11. The man orders the under floor heating and floor tiles. The total to pay is 720. The saleswoman says that if the man pays 144 for a deposit he can pay the rest over 12 months. She uses this formula to work out each monthly payment. monthly payment = total to pay deposit 12 How much is each monthly payment? (2 marks) 12. The man says: I want the order this week. The saleswoman says: There s no chance for this week, but there is a very good chance of a delivery next week. Mark the probability scale below to show the chance of a delivery next week (1 mark) 6 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

11 Questions 13 to 17 are about a woman shopping. The woman is going to make pancakes and store them in her fridge. 13. She checks the temperature of her fridge to see if it is cold enough. What temperature does the thermometer show, to the nearest degree? (1 mark) 14. She wants to make pancakes for 24 people. This is part of the recipe for pancakes. Pancakes for 4 people you will need: 100g plain flour 1 egg 250ml milk oil for cooking How much milk does she need to make pancakes for 24 people? (2 marks) 7 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

12 15. The woman goes to the supermarket to do her shopping. She looks at the packets of plain flour for sale. The supermarket sells 1.5 kilogram and 500 gram packets. Plain Flour 1.5kg 1.05 Plain Flour 500g 54p Plain flour 500g packet 54p or buy 2 packets get 3 rd packet free She wants to buy 1.5 kilograms of plain flour. Is it cheaper to buy it in one big packet or in small packets? Show your working in the box below. (2 marks) 8 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

13 16. The woman finishes her shopping at 2:25pm. Her bus home is due at quarter past every hour. How long does she have to wait until the next bus is due? (1 mark) 17. She decides to go for a drink and a flapjack at the coffee shop while she waits. She has up to 3.50 to spend in the coffee shop. Choose a drink and a flapjack that she can afford. Show your working. Menu Drinks Regular Medium Large black coffee latte chocolate Muffins blueberry or raspberry 1.40 chocolate 1.90 Flapjacks original or apple 1.55 cherry or raisin 1.75 (3 marks) 9 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

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15 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 assessment Candidate s paper Shopping February 2010 Version 6.0 Task (1 hour recommended + 15 minutes reading time) Candidate declaration: I confirm that this assessment is my own work. Candidate signature: Candidate s name: City & Guilds enrolment number: Date: Mark achieved: Pass: yes [ ] no [ ] 2 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

16 Candidate instructions What you have to do You have 15 minutes reading time. You have 1 hour to complete the task. Do your calculations and write your answers in the answer booklet or on separate sheets of paper. You must draw graphs, charts or diagrams on graph paper. Remember to show all your working out. What to do if you need help Ask the person supervising your assessment if you need help with the instructions or extra time to finish your work. End of assessment When you have done as much work as you can: check you have put your name and details on the cover of this assessment hand your work to the person supervising your assessment. 3 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

17 Introduction to the task You work in a large store called PLANET. Your job is to help customers choose what they want in the store. You must use the Information pack to help the customer buy a laptop and a printer. She has 500 to spend. Read through all the steps (A-G) below before you start. A. Find the cheapest priced laptop that has a screen size between 14 inches and 16 inches. B. Work out how much money the customer has left to spend on a printer. C. Look at the printer information and work out for each printer the average (mean) review score and the range of the review scores. D. Compare the prices and the scores. Select which laptop and printer you want to recommend to the customer. E. Check your calculations are correct. Show at least one example of a check you have done. F. Check your answers to the problem are sensible. Explain why you think your answers are sensible. G. Use a table, chart, graph or diagram to help you explain to the customer what you think she should buy. Give the reasons for your choice of laptop and printer. 4 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

18 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 assessment Information pack for the task Shopping February 2010 Version 6.0 This pack contains pages from websites or leaflets and other information you may need. Contents list 1 Customer s notes 2 Laptop information 3 Printer prices and customer reviews

19 Information pack page 1 Customer s notes Notes Things to buy from PLANET Laptop the cheapest that has a screen between 14 and 16 inches Printer check reviews for best buy compare costs Can t spend more than 500 altogether 2 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

20 Information pack page 2 Laptop information Laptop prices Choose your new laptop Model Screen size (inches) Memory size (gigabytes) Price FAB 13.4 inches 2GB Disc 14.2 inches 3GB Alto 15.4 inches 3GB Epi 15.4 inches 4GB Dome 15.7 inches 3GB Elf inches 4GB Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

21 Information pack page 3 Printer prices and customer reviews Choosing a printer Choose your new printer Check our customer reviews Our customers gave each printer a score out of 10 (10 is the best score) Model Price Number of reviews Customers scores out of 10 Basics Planet Wave Green Neon ten reviews eight reviews ten reviews eight reviews five reviews Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 Shopping

22 Functional Skills Mathematics Level 1 assessment Answer Booklet for the task Shopping February 2010 Version 6.0 Candidate s name:

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