Functional Skills Mathematics Entry 2 - Sample Fill in your name, date of birth and registration number in the boxes below. Surname: Other Names: Gateway Qualifications registration number: DOB: Centre Name: My signature confirms that I will not discuss the content of this assessment with anyone. Signature: Paper Ref: FSME2SA Time: 1 hour Marks Available: 20 You must have: Pen, Calculator, HB Pencil, Eraser, Ruler graduated in cm and mm, Calculator. Tutor Signature Total Mark /20 Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 2 - Sample 1 Page 1 of 10
Instructions for candidates Answer all questions. Answer the questions in the spaces provided there may be more space than you need. The total mark for this paper is 20. The marks for each question are shown in brackets - use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. You must show clearly how you get your answers because marks will be awarded for your working out. Check your working and your answers at each stage. Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 2 - Sample 1 Page 2 of 10
Ben is having some friends around for a barbecue. He wants to have the barbecue on a Saturday. Calendar Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ben looks at his diary - he has these dates free: 9 th 21 st 27 th 1. Look at the calendar. Which of these dates is a Saturday? (1 mark) 2. Ben wants to invite 20 people. a) How many boys should he invite so his guests are half boys and half girls? (1 mark) b) Only 8 girls can come to the barbecue. How many boys altogether would Ben need to invite to make the guest numbers up to 20? (2 marks) Show your working. Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 2 - Sample 1 Page 3 of 10
c) How can you check your answer to (b) using addition/subtraction? (1 mark) Show your checking. 3. Ben has a shopping list for the barbecue. bread rolls 8 packs sausages 4 packs kebabs 6 packs prawns 5 packs salads 5 packs cakes 4 packs orange juice 4 cartons a) How many packs of cakes are on the list? (1 mark) There are 2 kebabs in a pack. b) How many kebabs will he buy in total? (2 marks) Show your working. Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 2 - Sample 1 Page 4 of 10
c) How can you check your answer to (b) using doubling/halving? (1 mark) Show your checking. 4. Ben buys the orange juice. He has these coins. a) How much money does he have altogether? (1 mark) b) The orange juice costs 3.50. Which coins does he use to make exactly 3.50? Circle the correct coins. (1 mark) Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 2 - Sample 1 Page 5 of 10
5. Ben puts out a plate of cakes of different shapes. a) How many cakes have 3 sides? (1 mark) b) He asks his friends to vote for their favourite cake colour. red cake = 6 blue cake = 4 pink cake = 7 yellow cake = 2 green cake = 1 Which is their favourite colour? How can you tell? (2 marks) Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 2 - Sample 1 Page 6 of 10
6. Ben wants to make a music playlist that lasts for exactly 1 hour. He decides to use whole albums of music. a) Which two albums should he use? (2 marks) Show your working. album 1-35 minutes album 2-45 minutes album 3 25 minutes album 4 20 minutes album 5 50 minutes b) How can you check your answer to (a) using addition/subtraction? (1 mark) Show your checking. Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 2 - Sample 1 Page 7 of 10
7. Ben wants to have the barbecue in his garden. His garden is 10m by 10m. Here is a plan of his garden. 10m 10m garden He puts up a string of bunting around his garden. a) What shape will the string of bunting make when it goes all around the outside of the garden? (1 mark) b) How long must the string of bunting be to go all around the outside of the garden? (2 marks) Show your working. Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 2 - Sample 1 Page 8 of 10
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