Numeracy Diagnostic Test
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Answer all 59 questions on this paper. Each question shows FOUR possible answers letter (‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’). Only ONE is correct.
- 1.10 - [] = 2The number that should go in the [] is?
- A.
5
- B.
8
- C.
12
- D.
20
- 2.
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. . . . . . . . . .1 2 3Fig. Shows the first three triangular numbers. What is the next triangular number?- A.
9
- B.
10
- C.
11
- D.
12
- 3.How many minutes are there in half an hour?
- A.
15
- B.
20
- C.
30
- D.
50
- 4.15.30Refer to the above. The time shown on the digital clock is?
- A.
3.30 am
- B.
5.30 am
- C.
3.30 pm
- D.
5.30 pm
- 5.
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Refer to Fig. 0175. The smallest number of packets was sold on- A.
Monday
- B.
Tuesday
- C.
Wednesday
- D.
Friday
- 6.
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Refer to Fig 0402. I estimate the mass of one potato. Which one of the following could be a correct estimate?- A.
1 g
- B.
10 g
- C.
100 g
- D.
1 kg
- 7.
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Fig. 0406 Shows a square table-cloth. The area of the table-cloth is- A.
1 m²
- B.
2 m²
- C.
3 m²
- D.
4 m²
- 8.
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The total mass of the letters in Fig. 0409 is- A.
81 g
- B.
85 g
- C.
95 g
- D.
131 g
- 9.
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Which one of the following personal CD players costs nearest to £ 90.- A.
£80.99
- B.
£90.45
- C.
£89.95
- D.
£99.25
- 10.
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Refer to Fig. 0400. In which direction is Crawley from East Grinstead?- A.
North
- B.
South
- C.
East
- D.
West
- 11.Telephone calls cost 4.2p per unit. The cost of 100 units it
- A.
42p
- B.
£1.42
- C.
£4.20
- D.
£42.00
- 12.
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Refer to Fig. 0410. A length of 18 cm is cut from a rod of length 76 cm. The length of rod remaining is?- A.
42 cm
- B.
58 cm
- C.
62 cm
- D.
68 cm
- 13.
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Refer to Fig. 0411. The cost of 2 kg of carrots will be- A.
84p
- B.
87p
- C.
94p
- D.
97p
- 14.
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The perimeter of the rectangle in Fig. 0418 is- A.
6 m
- B.
8 m
- C.
12 m
- D.
24 m
- 15.
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- A.
5
- B.
9
- C.
10
- D.
30
- 16.A County Council quotes its stock of library books as 3.75 m. The number of books is the same as
- A.
375,000
- B.
3,750,000
- C.
37,500,000
- D.
375,000,000
- 17.One hundred and seven thousand and seventy point one seven in figures is
- A.
107,070.17
- B.
107,070.7
- C.
1,007,070.17
- D.
1,007,070.7
- 18.The distance from Manchester to London is 200 miles. Approximately how many kilometers is this? (1.6 Kilometers= 1 mile)
- A.
100
- B.
125
- C.
200
- D.
320
- 19.Which one of the following temperatures would be a hot summer day in England?
- A.
15º C
- B.
27º C
- C.
20º C
- D.
72º C
- 20.A block of flats in Hong Kong has 37 floors. There are 16 flats on each floor. The total number of flats in the block is
- A.
259
- B.
342
- C.
552
- D.
592
- 21.A college buys a set of 15 posters. The total cost is £49.50. How much does 1 poster cost?
- A.
£3.03
- B.
£3.30
- C.
£3.33
- D.
£3.35
- 22.9/10 - 1/15=
- A.
7/50
- B.
8/50
- C.
7/10
- D.
8/10
- 23.20% of the lettuce eaten is 'waste'. I eat 50g of lettuce. How many grams of 'waste' is this?
- A.
10g
- B.
20g
- C.
30g
- D.
40g
- 24.It costs £95 to hire a car for 5 days. How much would it cost to hire the same car for 7 days at the same rate?
- A.
£97
- B.
£126
- C.
£133
- D.
£142.50
- 25.Solve the equation 2x - 1= 9
- A.
X=4
- B.
X=5
- C.
X=6
- D.
X=8
- 26.
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Refer to Fig. 0792. Which is not accurately drawn. What is the size of the angle marked a?- A.
60º
- B.
75º
- C.
120º
- D.
135º
- 27.
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Which one of the following cylinders has radius 3cm and height 12cm?- A.
A( 3cm x12cm)
- B.
B(12cmx 6cm)
- C.
C(12cmx3cm)
- D.
D(6cmx12cm)
- 28.
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The area of the letter L shown in Fig. 0794 is- A.
38 cm²
- B.
40 cm²
- C.
44 cm²
- D.
50 cm²
- 29.
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The results in Fig. 0799 are to be represented on a pie chart. What angle should be drawn for shoe size 6?- A.
18º
- B.
21º
- C.
36º
- D.
42º
- 30.A cross number puzzle gives a clue as 5³. What number is this?
- A.
8
- B.
15
- C.
125
- D.
555
- 31.I put some food at 16º C into my refrigerator. The temperature in the refrigerator is -4º C. By how many degrees Celsius will the temperature of the food fall?
- A.
-20
- B.
-12
- C.
12
- D.
20
- 32.A child's party dress is to be finished with lace. It needs 2m around the bottom, 0.18m around each sleeve and 0.6m around the neck. How much lace will be left from a piece 3m long?
- A.
0.04m
- B.
0.22m
- C.
0.58m
- D.
0.76m
- 33.
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A company recorded profits of £ 3 3/8 M in 1992 and £2 1/2 M in 1993. What is the decrease in profits?- A.
£ 7/8 M
- B.
£ 1 1/8 M
- C.
£ 1 1/3 M
- D.
£ 1 7/8 M
- 34.
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- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- 35.A receipt for 4 people used 60g of frozen peas. What weight of frozen peas would be needed for 6 people?
- A.
30g
- B.
90g
- C.
360g
- D.
420g
- 36.The metric equivalent of 4 pounds weight is
- A.
Less than 2kg
- B.
Exactly 2kg
- C.
More than 2kg
- D.
Exactly 4lbs
- 37.
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- A.
39
- B.
41
- C.
42
- D.
43
- 38.A shopkeeper has ten identical items in stock. He sells 6 @£25 each. The average selling price per item is
- A.
£20.50
- B.
£27.50
- C.
£28.00
- D.
£33.00
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