Travel Resource Workbook The Travel Resource Workbook consists of: • 3 Practice Worksheets that can be used or adapted to the requirements of individuals and groups. Each consists of 10 multiple choice questions with a completed example. Answers to practice tests. • Numeracy Level 1 Practice Paper of 20 questions relating to the above practice sheets. 20 minutes to complete. Answers to practice paper. • Quiz of 10 local public transport related questions. Answers to quiz questions. • Personal budget planner hard copy and an Excel spreadsheet example with suggested basic Excel inputs. • Travel Information Centres (addresses and opening hours). • 24 Hour Clock system and use within Public Transport Timetables. Two practice worksheets that can be used or adapted to the requirements of individuals and groups. Each consists of 4 multiple choice questions with a completed example. Answers to practice tests. • Network West Midlands train map. Two practice worksheets to identify the related zones and the cost to travel between stations across the zones. Each consists of 5 questions with a completed example. Answers to practice tests. Practice Test 1 This is a multiple-choice exercise, the aim of which is for you to practice youbasicr numeracy skills. A calculator can be used. Example: How m uch would it cost to buy daily tickets costing £4.60 for the bus and at £6.20 for the bus and metro? A. £10.00 B. £10.40 C. £10.60 D. £11.80 E. £10.80 Answer E Q1 If I spend £4.60 on an adult bus ticket and £3.10 on a child ticket, how much have I spent in total? A. £6.30 B. £7.70 C. £6.45 D. £7.35 E. £6.35 Answer Q2 How much would I save if I bought a weekly bus pass at £16.50 compared to 5 daily tickets of £4.20 each? A. £3.60 B. £5.45 C. £4.50 D. £0.00 E. £4.75 Answer Q3 If I spend £1.10 on a bus ticket and £5.35 on a train ticket, how much have I spent in total? A. £6.30 B. £5.45 C. £6.45 D. £7.35 E £6.35 Answer Q4 If I go shopping and spend £3.90 on a bus ticket, £2.40 on a coffee and £29.99 on shopping, how much have I spent altogether? A. £33.30 B. £36.00 C. £29.99 D. £36.29 E. £26.29 Answer Q5 A train ticket costs £5.50, a bus ticket costs £3.50 and a taxi fare is £12.00. What is the average price of these three fares? A. £7.00 B £6.50 C. £17.50 D. £15.50 E. £7.50 Answer Q6 A bus has 72 people onboard, if a ticket costs £3.50 each how much have they spent in total? A. £152 B. £225 C. £252 D. £215 E. £205 Answer Q7 I left my home at 09.30 and return at 15.15. How many hours have I been out of my house? A. 8½ hours B. 5¾ hours C. 7¾ hours D. 6¼ hours E. 9 hours Answer Q8 A ticket used to cost £3.00. Now it costs £4.00. By what percentage has the cost gone up? A. 33% B. 25% C. 40% D. 66% E. 15% Answer Q9 A new employee receives £180 in £20 notes, £20 in £10 notes and £15 in £5 notes. How much have they received altogether? A. £200 B. £215 C. £225 D. £205 E. £235 Answer Q10 It costs £7.50 in bus fares, £16.75 in cinema tickets and £14.75 for pizzas. How much does it cost to have a night out in total? A. £39.00 B. £39.50 C. £31.55 D. £24.25 E. £38.00 Answer Practice Test 2 This is a multiple-choice exercise, the aim of which is for you to practice your basic numeracy skills. A calculator can be used. Example: If my bus journey takes 25 minutes and my train journey takes 45 minutes, how long is my journey in total? A. 70 mins B. 1 1/2 hrs C. 3/4 hr D. 80 mins E. 65 mins Answer A Q1 If I start work at 7:30 am and leave to go home at 2:15 pm, how long have I been at work? A. 6 hrs 15 mins B. 6¾ hrs C. 5hrs 15 mins D. 4 hrs 45 mins E. 7 hrs Answer Q2 I left my home at 09:30 and return at 15:15. How many hours have I been out of my house? A. 8.5 B. 5¾ C. 7¾ D. 6¾ E. 9 Answer Q3 If I work 36 hours 30 minutes each week Monday to Friday and earn £7.20 an hour how much do I earn a week? A. £255.60 B. £259.20 C. £270.00 D. £252.80 E. £262.80 Answer Q4 If I work 36 hours 30 minutes each week Monday to Friday and have 30 minutes dinner each day on top. How long do I stay at work each day? A. 7 hrs 30 mins B. 7 hrs 40 mins C. 7 hrs 50 mins D. 7 hrs 48 mins E. 7 hrs 58 mins Answer Q5 The journey to work from home takes 30 minutes each way. If I am at work for 8 hours and arrive home at 6:30pm, what time did I leave home? A. 9:00am B. 8:30am C. 8:00am D. 9:30am E. 9:00pm Answer Q6 I work 8 hours a day Monday to Friday and 4.5 hours over time on Saturday. How many hours have I worked all together? A. 40 B. 47 C. 44.5 D. 49 E. 29 Answer Q7 Over the last four weeks I worked 36 hours, 36.5 hours, 38 hrs 15 minutes and 43 hours. How long have I worked all together? A. 143¾ hrs B. 152.5 hrs C. 153¾ hrs D. 133 hrs E. 150 hrs Answer Q8 A person spends 70% of his wages on bills. If he earns £270.00 how much have they left over? A. £81.00 B. £77 C. £61.00 D. £87.00 E. £216 Answer Q9 If I work 12 hours a day then what percentage of the day do I work? A. 35% B. 40% C 33% D. 50% E. 45% Answer Q10 If I travel by car for 5 hours for a 300 mile journey, what is my average speed per hour? A. 60 B. 50 C. 55 D. 70 E. 65 Answer Practice Test 3 This is a multiple-choice exercise, the aim of which is for you to practice your basic numeracy skills. A calculator can be used. Example: My bus to work leaves at 6:30am and I arrive back at home at 1530 hrs. How long have I been away from home? A. 8hrs B. 9¾ hrs C. 8 hrs 30 mins D. 9 hrs E. 9 hrs 15 mins Answer D Q1 A train leaves London Euston at 12:49 and arrives at Birmingham New Street at 15:01. How long was the journey? A. 2 hrs 1 min B. 3 hrs 12 mins C. 2 hrs 19 mins D. 2 hrs 12 mins E. 2 hrs 18 mins Answer Q2 I left my home at 09:30am and returned at 15:15. How many hours had I been out of my house? A. 8 hours B. 5¾ hours C. 7¾ hou rs D. 6¾ hours E. 9 hours Answer Q3 The average weekly wage is £300 per week, I earn 75% of this. How much do I earn? A. £215 B. £185 C. £245 D. £225 E. £275 Answer Q4 In my son’s school there are 420 children, last week 5% were absent. How many children went to school? A. 365 B. 385 C. 389 D. 386 E. 399 Answer Q5 I have been offered the follwing two jobs. Job 1: 32 hours at £6.50. Job 2: 37 hours at £6.00. How much more is the take home pay for Job 2 compared to Job 1. A. £10.50 B. £14 C. £12 D. £15 E. £16 Answer Q6 A train station car park can hold 360 cars. If it is three quarters full, how many cars are parked there? A. 180 B.270 C. 190 D. 330 E. 90 Answer Q7 If a retail assistant earns £280 a week, how much will they earn in 26 weeks? A. £5,600 B. £6,600 C. £7,280 D. £7,000 E. £7,560 Answer Q8 If my last bus home from work is 17:00 hrs and it takes me 10 minutes to walk to the stop and I want to be at the stop 5 minutes early, what time do I have to leave work? A. 16:55 B. 16:15 C. 16:35 D. 16:45 E. 16:50 Answer Q9 A weekly bus ticket costs £18.40 and a four weekly bus ticket is £63.50, how much do I save by having a four weekly ticket? A. £9.30 B. £9.70 C. £10.00 D. £10.10 E. £10.20 Answer Q10 A garage charged £35 per hour to service a car, £80 for the parts plus 20% VAT and it took two hours for the job. How much was the total cost? A. £180 B. £150 C. £160 D. £170 E. £140 Answer Practice Test 1 – Answers Q1: B Q2: C Q3: C Q4: D Q5: A Q6: C Q7: B Q8: A Q9: B Q10: A Practice Test 2 – Answers Q1: B Q2: B Q3: E Q4: D Q5: D Q6: C Q7: C Q8: A Q9: D Q10: A Practice Test 3 – Answers Q1: D Q2: B Q3: D Q4: E Q5: B Q6: B Q7: C Q8: D Q9: D Q10: A Adult Numeracy Level 1 Practice Paper Name: …………………………….…………… Date: …………………………….