Skills for Life

Snapshot skills check

Equipment is routinely and frequently checked to maintain optimum performance but businesses often fail to do the same for their employees. These snapshot skills checks are a mix of Level 1 and Level 2 skills and are designed to help managers check whether staff could answer these questions with ease or whether they feel that skills are probably somewhat “rusty”.

bullet For a “mini test” of both literacy and numeracy click here to visit the Move On website.

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How many packages measuring 1m x 0.5m x 0.5m
can be transported in this van?
(Storage capacity - 50 cubic metres)
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You start work at 8 o'clock in the morning and you...
· work for 4 hours before lunch
· have 1 hour for lunch
· work for 4 hours after lunch
bullet What time do you finish?

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Opposite is a diagram of a pitched roof.
bullet What is the length of the common rafter AB?

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Calculate the number of bricks needed to build this wall.
Each brick measures:
(L) 215mm
(W) 102.5mm
(H) 65 mm
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A company makes 80 delivery journeys in one week.
The journeys cover 4800 miles altogether.
bullet What is the average journey distance?

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What percentage of the total space is taken by the green labels?
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Answer: 15 percent

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A family of four order their starters, they ask for
· 2 garlic breads
· Onion rings (for their 4 year old) and
· 1 prawn cocktail
bullet How much do their starters cost in total?

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In which word would you put an apostrophe?
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