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Functional Skills English – Reading Level 1 sample assessment

3648-60 Social Networking

General instructions • The duration of this paper is 1 hour. • Read each question carefully.

• The maximum marks for each question are shown.

• Answer all 20 questions.

• You do not need to write in complete sentences.

• You will not be assessed on spelling, punctuation and grammar.

• The maximum number of marks is 40. • Dictionaries are allowed.

Functional Skills English sample assessment - Reading

3648-60 - 2 - Social Networking

Scenario You have suggested to your friends that it would be a good idea if you all joined a networking site to help you organise your social life and you have agreed to do the research to find a suitable site. You have also just started a work placement as part of your college course and want to find a second social networking site that will help you make contact with people in a similar job. You start your research on the internet and find the following web page.

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Document 1



Document 2



Remember you want to join two social networks, one for work and one for friends. Answer the following questions based on Document 1.

1 Why is choosing the right social networking site so hard? .........................................................................................................

1 mark

2 Which would be the best site for you to join for work purposes? .........................................................................................................

1 mark

3 Give one reason from the text why this is the best site for you.

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1 mark

4 Why are the other sites not suitable? Give one reason for each site.

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4 marks



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5 During your research you found a networking site that you think might help your Senior Manager at your work placement with his business. What is the name of this site? .........................................................................................................

1 mark

6 With reference to the text, give four reasons why you think it may be of interest to the Senior Manager.

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4 marks

7 Based on your requirements and your research, which social networking site is the obvious one to recommend to your friends?

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1 mark



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What are two benefits you can suggest to your friends for using this site?

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2 marks

9 Your friends are concerned about the security of social networking sites. From the text, what are three pieces of advice you could give your friends to protect themselves?

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3 marks

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What is meant by the word ‘leaked’ as used in Document 1 under the heading ‘Use strong passwords’?

TICK ONE ANSWER ONLY

1 mark

a) Searched for on-line

b) Found out by others

c) Posted on the internet

d) Kept secure



11

Looking at the webpage it is clearly split into two sections. From the list below, what is the best description of the section on the right?


1 mark

a) An article

b) A review

c) An advert

d) A tool bar

The college is aware that some students may be refused work placements or employment because of certain information they have posted on social networking sites. Due to the popularity of these sites, Student Services produced an advice leaflet about some of the disadvantages, which has been given to all students. Read Document 2

12 What is the main piece of advice given in the leaflet?

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1 mark

13 What advice should you take from the leaflet before entering personal information into your chosen site?

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4 marks



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14 It had not occurred to you that there is a down side to social networking. Why is it described as a ‘social menace’ in one of the main headings?


1 mark

a) There are no rules

b) Networking is here to

stay

c) There are millions of users

d) It can work against you

15 Find three other examples from the text that support the statement ‘social menace’

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3 marks



16

You want yours to be a ‘happy network’. What three rules should you recommend to your friends?

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3 marks

17 Identify three ways the layout of Document 2 helps you locate information.

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3 marks

18 After reading the leaflet, you would like to talk to someone from Student Services. When is Student Services open for advice?

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2 marks



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What are the two options for booking an appointment?

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2 marks

20 You think it would be useful if Student Services produced another advice leaflet about what is meant by suspicious or inappropriate behaviour and how to report it.

What does the document ask you to do?

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1 mark

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