Tutor Guide - The answers

Introduction

Target audience

Overview

Using the materials

Technical

Accessibility

FAQ

About KSSP

Appendix A - Answers
- Communication
- Application of number

Appendix B
- The Symtel Files

Appendix C
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Skill areas comms

Appendix D
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Skill areas aon

Back to answers - Application of number

Level 1 - Interpreting information - Read a chart / table

Check your skills - set A
Question 1:

Here is part of a shop catalogue.
What is the price of the calculator that has 10 digits, a virtual memory and a blue case?

Answer:
B. £9.99
 
Question 2:

The table shows the prices for travelling on a ferry.
How much does it cost for a car with three people travelling on March 18th?

Answer:
B. £55
 
Question 3:

The table shows the distance between different towns.
What is the distance from Birmingham to Cambridge?

Answer:
A. 90 miles
 
Question 4:

A family of two adults and one child want to rent a holiday cottage for one week in July. They do not want to pay more than £200.
Which cottage should they choose?

Answer:
A. Sea View
   
Check your skills - set B
Question 1:

What is the approximate reading on this airport baggage weighing scale?

Answer:
C. 35kg
 
Question 2:

An assistant at a garden shop notes the number of packs of plant pots sold in one week. The chart shows the results.
How many packs were sold on Friday, Saturday and Sunday altogether?

Answer:
C. 31
 
Question 3:

The table shows the cost of going to watch cricket matches.
How much does it cost to watch the match at Edgbaston on a Friday?

Answer:
B. £120
 
Question 4:

The pictogram shows the number of houses built by Stubbs Builders from March to July 1999.
What is missing from the pictogram?

Answer:
A. a key