Numeracy Q4 Numeracy. Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool. Today's date: Given name: Family name: Organisation: Course:

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1 Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool Numeracy 2018 Q4 Numeracy Today's date: Given name: Family name: Organisation: Course: Gender: m Female m Male Date 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: SMS ID: Developed by NZCER and ACER

2 Copyright Tertiary Education Commission 2015

3 Instructions This 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 read parts 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 mind about an answer, rub out the answer you chose and shade in your new answer. The questions are likely to get harder as you go through the book. There is no time limit for the assessment. You will be given about 15 questions to answer.

4 Practice Unit 1 How many cakes are in the cake tray? A m 10 B m 11 C m 12 D m 13 2 How many trays do you need to bake 24 cakes at the same time? trays 4

5 3 You have 3 of these trays. How many cakes could you bake altogether? cakes Show your calculations below. 4 Write these five numbers in order from smallest to largest. Smallest Largest 5 Are the numbers below larger than 20? Circle Yes or No for each one. A 7 Yes No B 23 Yes No C 31 Yes No D 18 Yes No 5

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7 Fraction rectangles 4 1 Which picture shows 3 / 5 shaded? A m A B m B C m C D m D 7

8 Temperature ranges 2 Write the temperatures from above the table, into the boxes, to match the four examples given. 8

9 Drinking water 2 This glass holds 250 millilitres (ml) of water. Alisha wants to drink 1,500 ml of water a day. 3 How many 250 ml glasses of water does Alisha need to drink to meet her target? 250 ml glasses of water 9

10 Selling plants 4 Ravi sells plants for $5. At the start of the day he has $12 in his money bag. He then sells 4 plants to Roger and is paid $5 for each one. Which of these shows how Ravi s money increases with each plant he sells? A m 13, 14, 15, 16 B m 15, 20, 25, 30 C m 17, 20, 25, 30 D m 17, 22, 27, 32 E m 22, 32, 42, 52 5 Emily came to the market with $78. She bought 4 plants for $5 each. She paid for the plants one at a time with $5 notes. Which of these shows how Emily s money decreases as she buys each plant? A m 73, 72, 71, 70 B m 73, 70, 65, 60 C m 73, 68, 63, 58 D m 77, 72, 67, 62 E m 77, 76, 75, 74 10

11 Fruit sales 1 6 Nicky buys a 3 kilogram bag of oranges using a $20 note. How much change does she get? A m $9.10 B m $10.90 C m $11.00 D m $11.10 E m $12.10 F m $ What is the cost of 1 kilogram of the apples? A m $4.45 B m $4.90 C m $4.95 D m $5.00 E m $

12 Tiling shapes Marama is tiling her patio and making patterns. She wants to tile the shaded area with grey tiles. 8 Each tile is 10cm by 10 cm. What is the smallest number of grey tiles Marama needs? tiles 12

13 Crowd 1 9 One area of a stadium has 60 rows with 80 seats in each row. How many seats are there altogether in that area? 10 9,000 people are to be seated in one area of a stadium. All the rows in the area have 100 seats. How many full rows would be needed to seat the 9,000 people? 13

14 Baby's health 4 A midwife has just delivered this baby. The midwife records the baby's heartbeat. In 10 seconds, the baby's heart beats 23 times. 11 What is the baby's heart rate, in beats per minute? (note: 1 minute = 60 seconds) beats per minute Show your working. 14

15 Car deals Here are advertisements for two different car rental companies. 12 Which of the statements below is true? A m Cars from Rent-a-Car cost less to hire. B m Cars from Cheap Rentals cost less to hire. C m Cars cost the same from both companies. You cannot tell without knowing the usual charge. D m 15

16 Tablespoon measures This table shows the weights of different ingredients in 2 or 4 tablespoons. 13 How much would one tablespoon of coconut weigh? A m 4 grams B m 5 grams C m 16 grams D m 24 grams E m 80 grams 14 How much would eight tablespoons of butter weigh? A m 6 grams B m 31 grams C m 100 grams D m 200 grams E m none of these 16

17 15 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 flour is 1 : 1 : 4. What is the simplest form of the ratio of the weight of butter to coconut to flour, in Keiran s mixture? : : 17

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