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
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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.
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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
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Fen City
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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?
Entry 1 Practice Short Task – Candidate’s Paper E1NTC–3
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.
Entry 1 Practice Short Task – Candidate’s PaperE1NTC–4
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.
Entry 1 Practice Short Task – Candidate’s Paper E1NTC–5
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.
Entry 1 Practice Short Task – Candidate’s PaperE1NTC–6
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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1 Fen City
Carter Road
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
City & Guilds enrolment number
Date of registration
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?
Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s Paper E2NTC–3
Space for working
Space for working
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.
Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s PaperE2NTC–4
Space for working
Space for working
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.
Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s Paper E2NTC–5
0°C
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10°C
15°C
20°C
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?
Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s Paper E2NTC–7
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.
Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s PaperE2NTC–8
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
The following documents are included in this assessment pack:
1.1 Guidance on the administration of the practice short tasks
2.1 Entry 2 assessment criteria assessed in each question (for reference only)
3.1 Entry 2 Summary Assessment Record for recording success at Entry 2
1.1 Administration of the practice short tasks
Candidates will need a pen or pencil, ruler, an eraser and a tape measure
Calculators must not be used
ASSESSMENT PACK
Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Assessment PackE2NTA–2
Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Assessment Pack E2NTA–3
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Entry 2 Practice Short Tasks – Assessment PackE2NTA–4
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Task 11a 16 or sixteen 18 or eighteen
1 out of 2 required for success
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
4 10l
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
Summary Assessment Record
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Adult Numeracy Entry 3Practice Short Tasks E3NTCLottoCandidate’s Paper
Candidate’s name
City & Guilds enrolment number
Date of registration
Date short tasks started
Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s Paper E3NTC–1
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
Circle the correct answer.
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Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s PaperE3NTC–2
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.
Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s Paper E3NTC–3
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.
Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s PaperE3NTC–4
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
Circle the correct answer.
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Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s Paper E3NTC–5
Space for working
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.
Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s PaperE3NTC–6
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.
Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks – Candidate’s Paper E3NTC–7
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Adult Numeracy Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks E3NTALottoAssessment Pack
Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks – Assessment Pack E3NTA–1
Assessment of the practice short tasks
The following documents are included in this assessment pack:
1.1 Guidance on the administration of the practice short tasks
2.1 Entry 3 assessment criteria assessed in each question (for reference only)
3.1 Entry 3 Summary Assessment Record for recording success at Entry 3
1.1 Administration of the practice short tasks
Candidates will need a pen or pencil, ruler and an eraser
Calculators must not be used
ASSESSMENT PACK
Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks – Assessment PackE3NTA–2
Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks – Assessment Pack E3NTA–3
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Entry 3 Practice Short Tasks – Assessment PackE3NTA–4
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Task 11a 2, 4, 19, 27, 41, 48
all numbers required
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
Summary Assessment Record
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