LLN Indicative Assessment: MSL40116, MSL50116
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LANGUAGE How well do you feel you speak English? Very Well Well I am not confident I don’t speak English at all.
What is the main language spoken at home? English Other, please write which ones ______
READING and WRITING
Read the Dangerous Goods Code1
1 This task covers ACSF:
• Learning and Reading Level 4
• Writing at Level 3 or 4, depending on response
• Numeracy at Level 3 or 4 And has been adapted from assessment tools developed by Precision Consultancy with Commonwealth funding. http://www.precisionconsultancy.com.au/acs_framework The information overleaf is an extract is from page 630-631 of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code, 7th Edition. Use this information to answer the questions that follow.
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1. Can flammable liquids and toxic gases be loaded together for transport purposes? 2. Which goods can spontaneously combustible material be safely carried with?
3. To understand the Dangerous Goods Classification Table, which two Codes need to be referenced?
4. Can trichloroisocyanuric acid be transported with ammonium nitrate?
5. Can flammable gases and flammable liquids be transported together in a tank with a capacity of 400L?
6. Who needs to be able to access this information?
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NUMERACY
1. A box holds 15 lettuces. At the end of the day the farm crew had filled 86 boxes. How many lettuces is that in total? Show how you worked this out.
2. Diesel costs $1.86 per litre. The tractor’s fuel tank is empty. When full it holds 1200 litres. How much money would it cost to fill up the tractor with fuel? Show how you worked this out.
3. The table below shows the average price of petrol per litre for the period July 2009 to June 2010. Read the information and then answer the questions that follow.
Month Average price/litre July 2009 $1.14 August 2009 $1.15 September 2009 $1.13 October 2009 $1.18 November 2009 $1.20 December 2009 $1.22 January 2010 $1.26 February 2010 $1.23 March 2010 $1.24 April 2010 $1.23 May 2010 $1.27 June 2010 $1.30 a) In which month was the petrol price the lowest?
b) In which two months was the price of petrol the same?
c) In which month was the price of petrol the highest?
d) In which month did the price of petrol increase the most?
e) What was the general trend in the price of petrol over this 12 month period?
4. HandyStores is having a sale. All items have been reduced by 30%. Complete the table to show the sale price of the items. Show how you worked out your answers. Item Normal price Sale price – 30% off Men’s woollen socks 2 pair pack for $20.00 Children’s pyjamas $18.00 Women’s jumpers $35.00 Sports shoes $50.00 Football scarves $22.00
5. A phone survey asked 300 people the following question: Should Australia export live cattle? Answer: Yes or No.
The results of the survey were: Yes 45% No 55%
a) How many people voted yes? Show how you worked this out.
b) How many people voted no? Show how you worked this out.
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6. Use the information from the signs below to answer the questions that follow. Show how you worked out all your answers.
CAFÉ RELAXO CAFÉ CINO Days Monday – Friday Days Tuesday – Sunday Open Open
Days Saturday – Sunday Days Monday Closed Closed
Hours 8am – 5pm Hours Tuesday – Open Open Thursday 10am – 7pm Friday – Sunday 11am – 11pm
a) What are the total hours that Café Relaxo is open in one full week?
b) What are the total hours that Café Cino is open in one full week?
c) Tony works in Café Relaxo on the following days – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Ramos works in Café Cino on Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday. Who works more hours in a week, Tony or Ramos? Show how you worked this out. (Ignore break times)
d) Ramos is paid $18.00/hour. What is his total pay for one week (before tax)? Show how you worked this out.
e) Tony is paid 25%/hour more than Ramos. What is his total pay for one week (before tax)? Show how you worked this out.
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Answer Length Width Area number a) b) c)
8. Fill in the gaps in the following table. Simplify the fraction in column one. The first one has been done for you.
Fraction Decimal Percentage 1/10 0.1 10% 1/5 0.7 65% 16/25
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Interest in this course Please tell us: 1. Why do you want to do this course? 2. What would you like to do when you finish the course?
Education 1. When did you leave school? For example, 1992 ______2. Have you undertaken any other studies since leaving school? Please provide details.
Employment 1. What type of employment have you had? 2. Did you/Do you do any writing at work? If so, what sort? What types of tasks involved writing? For example, taking telephone messages or filling in forms. 3. Did you/Do you use a computer at work? If yes, for what types of tasks?
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