Entry Level Certificate in Adult Numeracy (3792-01) · Entry Level Certificate in Adult Numeracy (3792-01) Example short tasks September 2003 Version 2.0 (2007 revision)

Entry Level Certificate in Adult Numeracy (3792-01)

Example short tasks

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Entry Level Certificate inAdult Numeracy (3792)Exemplar Short Tasks

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Important notes

These short tasks are practice materials, which may be used by assessorsand candidates whilst preparing for formal asessment.

On no account may these materials be used to carry out live assessments.The materials supplied to the internal verifier on CD-Rom must be usedwhere certification is being sought.

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Entry 1 Short Task

E1NTC–1 Football – Candidate’s Paper

E1NTA–1 Football – Assessment Pack

Entry 2 Short Tasks

E2NTC–1 Gardening – Candidate’s Paper

E2NTA–1 Gardening – Assessment Pack

Entry 3 Short Tasks

E3NTC–1 Lotto – Candidate’s Paper

E3NTA–1 Lotto – Assessment Pack

Centres offering the Entry Level Certificate in AdultNumeracy (3792-01) must also have:

Centre handbook (including guidance on assessment)Group A (and subsequent sets) Candidate’s Papers andAssessment Packs for Assignments and Short Tasks (on CD-ROM)Logbook (if following the Short Tasks and Portfolio assessment route)QCA National Standards for Adult NumeracyBasic Skills Agency Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum

More information about our Skills for Life provision can be found on this dedicatedCity & Guilds website – www.basic-skills.org.uk

Contents


Adult Numeracy Entry 1Practice Short Task E1NTCFootballCandidate’s Paper

Candidate’s name

City & Guilds enrolment number

Date of registration

Date short task started

Entry 1 Practice Short Task – Candidate’s Paper E1NTC–1

1 You listen to this week’s results on the radio.

The results from the first match are in this table.

Complete the table.

Task 1

Entry 1 Practice Short Task – Candidate’s PaperE1NTC–2

Foster United 3, Mill Town 2

Fen City 4, Carter Road 1

Football team Goals Scored

Foster United

Mill Town

Fen City

Carter Road

2 Here is a list of games the teams have won.

How many games has Carter Road won?

3 Fen City has won 4 games.They win another 3 games.

How many games have they won altogether now?


Team Games won

Foster United 8

Mill Town 9

Fen City 4

Carter Road 0

Space for working

4 You go to a football match.This poster shows the cost of tickets.

You buy an adult ticket.

What is the cost of an adult ticket?

5 Here is the football pitch.

a Mark one of the longer sides.


Ticket PricesAdult £10

Child £5

Senior Citizen £3

b This is the shape in the centre of the football pitch.

This shape is a

rectangle circle square

Tick the correct answer.

6 Here are 2 footballs.

lighter/heavier

Football A is than football B.


A weighs 8 ounces(230 grams)

B weighs 10 ounces(285 grams)

7 You buy a drink before the game starts. Drinks are sold in different sized cups.

Circle the cup that holds more.

You have now completed the task.


Adult Numeracy Entry 1Practice Short Task E1NTAFootballAssessment Pack

Entry 1 Practice Short Task – Assesment Pack E1NTA–1

Assessment of the practice short task

The following documents are included in this assessment pack:

1.1 Guidance on the administration of the practice short task

2.1 Entry 1 assessment criteria assessed in each question (for reference only)

3.1 Entry 1 Summary Assessment Record for recording success at Entry 1

1.1 Administration of the practice short task

Candidates will need a pen or pencil, ruler and an eraser

Calculators must not be used

ASSESSMENT PACK

Entry 1 Practice Short Task – Assessment PackE1NTA–2

Entry 1 Practice Short Task – Assessment Pack E1NTA–3

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Tick if achieved Acceptable response

1 Fen City

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2 0 or zero or none or nil

3 7 or seven

4 (£)10 or ten (pounds)

5a one of the longer sides indicated

5b circle indicated

6 lighter

7 the larger cup indicated

3.1Adult Numeracy Entry 1 Practice Short Task – Football

Summary Assessment Record

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Adult Numeracy Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks E2NTCGardeningCandidate’s Paper

Candidate’s name



Date short tasks started

Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s Paper E2NTC–1

At the garden centre.

1 You buy these plants.

a How many of each plant do you buy?

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= plants

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Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s PaperE2NTC–2

b Add both your answers together.

c Round your answer to the nearest 10.

2 Plant ties cost £2 a packet.

How much should 6 packets of plant ties cost?


Space for working

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3 Plant waterers cost 45p each.

a Calculate the cost of 2 plant waterers.

b How much change should you get from £1?

4 Here is a bag of compost.

How should you write 10 litres in its shortened form?

10lts 10l 10ls

Circle the correct answer.


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5 You buy some pansy seeds.

The seeds have to be planted in temperatures between 15°C and 18°C.Here is the thermometer in a greenhouse.

a Is the temperature right for planting the pansy seeds?

They have to be planted 5cm apart.b Draw a line 5cm long.


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10°C

15°C

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1 A friend pays you to do some gardening.You keep a record of the number of hours you work.

You put the information in a bar chart.

a How many hours did you work on Thursday?

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b On which days did you work more than on Wednesday?

c On Saturday you work for 5 hours.

Draw in the bar correctly for Saturday.

2 Here is a flowerbed.

The shape of the flowerbed is a rectangle.

a How many sides does a rectangle have?


b You have 32 flowers to put in the flowerbed.

Draw 3 flowers in each corner of the flowerbed.

c You have 20 flowers left.

You put a quarter of these in the centre of the flowerbed.

How many flowers do you put in the centre of the flowerbed?

You have now completed all the tasks.


Space for working

Adult Numeracy Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks E2NTAGardeningAssessment Pack

Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Assessment Pack E2NTA–1

Assessment of the practice short tasks


1.1 Guidance on the administration of the practice short tasks



1.1 Administration of the practice short tasks

Candidates will need a pen or pencil, ruler, an eraser and a tape measure


ASSESSMENT PACK

Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Assessment PackE2NTA–2


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Task 11a 16 or sixteen 18 or eighteen

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1b 34 or thirty fourallow follow through

1c 30 or thirtyallow follow through

2 (£)12 or 12(pounds) or twelve (pounds)

3a 90(p) or (£)0.90

3b 10p or 10pence or ten penceallow follow through

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5a yes

5b line drawn 5cm �/� 2mm

Task 21a 7 (hours) or seven (hours)

1b Monday, Tuesday, Thursday2 answers required for success

1c bar drawn in correctly for Saturday

2a 4 or four

2b 3 flowers indicated in each corner of the flowerbed

2c 5 or five accept 5 flowers drawn in the centre of the flowerbed

3.1Adult Numeracy Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Gardening


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Adult Numeracy Entry 3Practice Short Tasks E3NTCLottoCandidate’s Paper

Candidate’s name



Date short tasks started


1 The Lotto numbers for Saturday were

27 4 19 2 41 48

a Write the numbers in order starting with the lowest.

b The numbers you chose were 3, 4, 19, 27, 41, 48How many numbers have you matched?

2 You win £963.

You save of your winnings.

a How should you say ?

two and a third two thirds two threes


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b You save £642

Subtract £642 from £963.

c Check your result by adding £642 to your answer.

3 You treat yourself to a DVD player for £89.99 and a Playstation for £188.77

Calculate the total cost.


Space for working

Show your working

Space for working

4 The measurements of the DVD player are

(h) 7.5cm (w) 43cm (d) 27.5 cm

Your shelf space measures

(h) 7cm (w) 43cm (d) 25 cm

a Will the DVD player fit on the shelf?

b The width of your shelf is 45cm.Ask your tutor for a tape measure.

Show your tutor 45cm on the tape measure.


Candidate has shown me 45cm on the tape measure.

Assessor’s signature Date

1 Your family buy 7 Lotto tickets each week.

a How many tickets do your family buy in 52 weeks?

b Round your answer to the nearest 100.

2 The shop assistant said of her customers buy Thunderball tickets.

Another way of writing is


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25100

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3 This table shows how many times Saturday’s numbers have been drawn in the last year.

= drawn twice

a How many times has 27 been drawn?

b Which of the numbers has been drawn most often?

c Number 3 has been drawn 24 times.

Complete the pictogram correctly.


ball number number of times drawn

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4 On Wednesday you win again.You win £95.This is shared between 3 people.

You divide the money equally into whole pounds and put the remainder in acharity box.

a Calculate how many whole pounds you each get.

b How much do you put in the charity box?

You have now completed all the tasks.



Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks E3NTALottoAssessment Pack


Assessment of the practice short tasks


1.1 Guidance on the administration of the practice short tasks



1.1 Administration of the practice short tasks

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1b 5 or five or 4, 19, 27, 41, 48 in any order

2a two thirds indicated

2b (£)321(.00)

2c working to show answer to 2b added to 642 = (£)963allow follow through

3 £278.76

4a no

4b assessor signature and date to confirm completion

Task 21a 364

1b 400allow follow through

2 1/4 indicated

3a 22 or twenty two

3b 4

3c pictogram completed correctly

4a (£)31 4b (£)2both answers required for success

3.1Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks – Lotto


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Entry Level Certificate in Adult Numeracy (3792-01) · Entry Level Certificate in Adult Numeracy (3792-01) Example short tasks September 2003 Version 2.0 (2007 revision)