Skills for Life is the national strategy in England for improving adult literacy, language and numeracy skills. The strategy was launched by the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in March 2001. The wider objective is to "tackle the adult skills gaps", by increasing the number of adults with the skills required for employability and progression to higher levels of training.
Now bbc has released some questions of the Skills for life Survey concerning the maths part. So, check how good your 'Math skills for Life' really are :D
sources : wikipedia.org
The test: How good are your arithmetic skills?
Q1. To clean a work surface, how much bleach is needed in half a litre of water?
CONCENTRATED BLEACH
Use diluted
- for work surfaces and basins (40ml bleach in five litres water)
- for bleaching whites (20ml bleach in five litres water)
- Soak for no longer than 45 minutes, rinse thoroughly
Use diluted
- for work surfaces and basins (40ml bleach in five litres water)
- for bleaching whites (20ml bleach in five litres water)
- Soak for no longer than 45 minutes, rinse thoroughly
A) 2ml
B) 2.5ml
C) 4ml
D) 20ml
B) 2.5ml
C) 4ml
D) 20ml
Q2. Four friends have joined a gym to lose weight and get fit. After one month they recorded their weight loss on a chart.
How much weight have they lost between them?
Weight loss after one month
Jo - 500g
Hasran - 1kg
Kevin - 1kg 200g
Cathy - 750g
A) 2kg
B) 2kg 450g
C) 3kg
D) 3kg 450g
Hasran - 1kg
Kevin - 1kg 200g
Cathy - 750g
A) 2kg
B) 2kg 450g
C) 3kg
D) 3kg 450g
Q3. How much bleach do I need to use in 2 litres of water to bleach whites?
CONCENTRATED BLEACH
Use diluted
- for work surfaces and basins (40ml bleach in five litres water)
- for bleaching whites (20ml bleach in five litres water)
- Soak for no longer than 45 minutes, rinse thoroughly
Use diluted
- for work surfaces and basins (40ml bleach in five litres water)
- for bleaching whites (20ml bleach in five litres water)
- Soak for no longer than 45 minutes, rinse thoroughly
A) 5 litres
B) 20ml
C) 10ml
D) 8ml
B) 20ml
C) 10ml
D) 8ml
Q4. The jacket potatoes and chicken joints have to be ready at 7.45 sharp.
When should Mick start to prepare them?
Chicken joints: five minutes to prepare, 35 minutes to cook.
Jacket potatoes: 15 minutes to prepare. One and a quarter hours to cook.
Jacket potatoes: 15 minutes to prepare. One and a quarter hours to cook.
A) Potatoes at 6.15 and chicken at 7.05
B) Potatoes at 6.45 and chicken at 7.15
C) Potatoes at 6.30 and chicken at 7.05
D) Potatoes at 6.15 and chicken at 7.30
B) Potatoes at 6.45 and chicken at 7.15
C) Potatoes at 6.30 and chicken at 7.05
D) Potatoes at 6.15 and chicken at 7.30
Answers:
Q1: C - 4ml
Q2: D - 3kg 450g
Q3: D - 8ml
Q4: A - Potatoes at 6.15 and chicken at 7.05
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