Numeracy Foundation November 2020 Unit 1 Q1
1.

Mark, James and Aled visit the local sports centre.
They each choose a locker from those shown above.
Mark chooses one of the lockers shown above at random.
Describe the chance that Mark chooses a locker with an odd number on it.
Circle the correct expression from those given below. [1]
impossible unlikely an even chance likely certain
What number locker did James choose? [1]
What number locker did Aled choose? [1]
The sports centre provides individual safes to store valuables.
Aled’s passcode is the number eight thousand and seven.
Write this number using digits. [1]
On the way to the swimming pool in the sports centre, James and Aled have the following conversation:
James says
Aled says
Is Aled correct?
Give a reason for your answer. [1]
The sports centre has swimming floats that people can use in the pool.
This is a picture of one of the floats.

What is the name given to the 3D shape that best represents the swimming float shown in the picture?
Circle your answer. [1]
sphere cylinder cube cone cuboid
The number of people in the swimming pool is recorded at regular intervals each day.
The table below shows the times and the recorded numbers during the time that James, Aled and Mark were at the sports centre.
| Time | Number of People |
|---|---|
| 13:30 | 20 |
| 13:55 | 25 |
| 28 | |
| 19 | |
| 15:10 | 23 |
| 32 |
Unfortunately, the manager forgot to put 3 times into his table.
Complete the time column in the table above. [2]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (i) an even chance | B1 | |
| (ii) 18 | B1 | |
| (iii) 16 | B1 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 8007 | B1 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| No and a suitable explanation given indicating that the length of a pool cannot be 25 miles long. Eg No because 25 miles is far too long for a swimming pool No because he means 25 metres for the length of a pool ‘No, the pool cannot be 25 miles long’ ‘No because it’s metres not miles’ ‘No because the pool is 25 metres not miles’ | E1 | Allow Eg ‘No, the pool is not 25 miles long’ ‘No, because 1 length doesn’t equal 25 miles’ ‘No because the length of a swimming po0l is not 25 miles’ ‘No because 25 miles would be far too big to swim’ Do not accept ‘No because we were not given the distance for a length’ ‘No because we don’t know the length of a pool’ ‘No because there are 15 miles in a length.’ |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| cylinder | B1 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| (13:30) (13:55) 14:20 14:45 (15:10) 15:35 | B2 | Accept times given in 12 hour and/or 24 hour format Award B2 for all 3 times correct Award B1 for 1 or 2 times correct For B1, FT ‘their 14:20’ + 25 minutes correctly evaluated provided both times lie between 13:55 and 15:10 |