Functional Skills Maths Assessment Learner name Learner registration number Learner signature Centre Assessment date Level 1 NOCN USE ONLY Task Mark 1a 1b 1c 2a 2b 2c 3a 3b 3c 4a 4b Total Instructions to learners You may use a calculator. You will need a pen and a ruler. There are 4 tasks in this assessment. You must complete all 4 tasks. Total marks available: 50 You should try to answer ALL the questions You have one and a half hours to finish the assessment M L1 Finding a Job Page 1 of 20
Task 1 Looking at job adverts Elizabeth Roberts is looking for a job. She sees this advertisement for summer workers at a leisure centre. Part-time jobs 25 hours per week, twelve week contract General cleaner 6.15 per hour Waitress 6.55 per hour Life guard 6.75 per hour Snack bar assistant 5.95 per hour Elizabeth wants to know how the wages compare. Task 1a Choose two of these part-time jobs. Work out the difference in the weekly pay between them. Show all your working below (3 marks) Show your working M L1 Finding a Job Page 2 of 20
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Here are three advertisements for jobs Elizabeth is interested in. Job 1 Job 2 Job 3 Shopping Assistant 6.80 per hour 8am to 3pm Monday Thursday 10am to 4pm Saturday (Saturday paid at time and a half) Administrative assistant 7 per hour 40 hours per week Telesales assistant 125 per week basic wage + commission (one tenth of amount made in sales) (expected weekly sales amount is 1500) 35 hours per week Task 1b How much does Elizabeth earn on Saturday if she takes Job 1? Show all your working below. (4 marks) Show your working M L1 Finding a Job Page 4 of 20
Elizabeth wants to choose a job in which she earns as much money as possible. Task 1c Work out the weekly wage for all three jobs. Advise Elizabeth on which of the three jobs she should choose. Give a reason why. Show all your working below and use it to explain your reason. (6 marks) Show your working Task 2 Interviewing for a job M L1 Finding a Job Page 5 of 20
Elizabeth has applied for a different job as a sales assistant at a company which makes kitchens. Mr Johnson works for the company. He must plan interviews for the sales assistant post. He must: interview 6 people start the interviews at 9.30am allow 50 minutes for each interview allow between 15 and 20 minutes after each interview for discussion and toilet breaks. He also knows that the interview panel wishes to break for lunch for one hour at around 12.30pm. Interviews may not continue after 4pm. The interviews are due to be held on Monday 26 th April but they may continue on Tuesday 27th April. Task 2a Use the space on the next page to work out start and end times for each interview. Fill in your responses in the form on the next page. (6 marks) Show your working M L1 Finding a Job Page 6 of 20
Name of applicant Date of interview Start time End time Mr Paul Davies Miss Sarah Brown Mrs Elizabeth Roberts Miss Cathy Nahit Miss Carol Bolton Mr James Colby Elizabeth receives a letter telling her she has an interview. M L1 Finding a Job Page 7 of 20
The company s office is 10 minutes walking distance from either the coach or the train station. Elizabeth needs to arrive at the office by twenty past eleven. She is travelling from Wakefield to Sheffield It takes Elizabeth 25 minutes to walk to the train station or 15 minutes to walk to the coach station from her house. In both cases she needs to allow an extra 10 minutes to collect her tickets. Here is some information about the train and coach journeys. Train journey details: Wakefield to Sheffield Depart Wakefield 9:33 9:55 10:24 Arrive Sheffield 10:20 10:43 11:12 Coach journey details: Wakefield to Sheffield Depart Wakefield 9:30 10:30 Arrive Sheffield 10:15 11:15 Task 2b Use the space on the next page to work out what time Elizabeth needs to leave her house in order to reach the interview on time by both train and coach. Describe the journey and explain any decisions you have made. Decide whether Elizabeth should take the coach or the train to the interview. (7 marks) Show your working M L1 Finding a Job Page 8 of 20
At the interview Mr Johnson gives Elizabeth this travel claim form to fill in. Elizabeth has spent 3.80 on refreshments. M L1 Finding a Job Page 9 of 20
A day return ticket on the train costs 9.40. A day return ticket on the coach costs 7.00. Interview Expenses Claim Form Date of interview: 26 th April You must complete all sections and attach proof of purchase. Reason for claim: Amount claimed: Public transport fare Mileage Parking Refreshments Total claimed Notes: You can claim petrol expenses at 35p per mile. You are entitled to claim for refreshments up to the amount of 5.00 Task 2c Using your answers to question 2b, complete all the unshaded parts of the claim form above Show below how you have checked your total amount claimed. (3 marks) Show your working M L1 Finding a Job Page 10 of 20
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Task 3 Starting work This office has 5 desks. Mr Johnson must now make room for an extra desk for Elizabeth. Each office worker sits at a desk which is 1.5 metres long and 0.75 metres wide. This is the current office plan (not drawn to scale). 0.75m 5m 1.5m 2m 2m M L1 Finding a Job Page 12 of 20
Task 3a Draw in the diagram below a sketch of how Mr Johnson can fit six desks in the office so that Elizabeth can work there too. Allow sitting space for each worker. Make sure there is also enough room to walk around the office. (3 marks) (Not drawn to scale) M L1 Finding a Job Page 13 of 20
Mr Johnson wants to produce a scaled drawing of the room. Task 3b On the next page, draw a scale diagram of the floor area of the office, using a suitable scale. Show how you have used your scale to find the dimensions of the room plan. You do not need to draw the desks. (6 marks) Show your working Draw your scaled drawing here. M L1 Finding a Job Page 14 of 20
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Elizabeth is selling fitted kitchens. She can earn a bonus after six months of 3000. To earn the bonus, she needs to sell an average of 8 kitchens each month in the first six months. The chart shows how many kitchens Elizabeth sells in the first three months that she works at the company. M L1 Finding a Job Page 16 of 20
Task 3c Work out how many kitchens she still needs to sell in the next three months to earn her bonus. Draw in bars for June, July and August totals to show how many kitchens she needs to sell. Check that she will get her bonus. (5 marks) Show your working Task 4 Salary Calculations M L1 Finding a Job Page 17 of 20
Elizabeth has been employed for 6 months. Elizabeth has got two bonuses of 3000. Her starting salary was 950 a month. After 6 months she has a 5% pay rise Task 4a Work out her new monthly salary. What will her salary be for her first year including the bonuses she has already received? (5 marks) Show your working M L1 Finding a Job Page 18 of 20
Elizabeth estimates that she will have between 25% and 30% deductions from her new monthly pay. Task 4b Estimate how much she will take home each month. (2 marks) Show your working M L1 Finding a Job Page 19 of 20
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