Basic Skills

Quiz

A: B:750,000 2 million

Which word has one syllable?

C: D:6 million 7 million

Which word has one syllable?How many adults, in England and Wales, did the Moser

Report identify as have reading, writing orNumber skills below the level of the average 11 yrs old?

Q1

D. 7 Million

A: B:5% 16%

Which word has one syllable?

C: D:20% 23%

Which word has one syllable?What proportion of the adult populationIs this?

Q2

D. 23%

A: B:100,000 500,000

Which word has one syllable?

C: D:700,000 840,000

Which word has one syllable?How many adults, for whom English isn’t their first

Language, need to improve their skills inSpeaking, reading and writing English?

Q3

B. 500,000

A: B:10% 25%

Which word has one syllable?

C: D:50% 60%

Which word has one syllable?What proportion of jobs are closed to

Someone whose basic skills are at ‘Entry Level’(level expected of a 7-8 year old)?

Q4

C. 50%

A: B:Lower Case Letters

CAPITAL LETTERS

Which word has one syllable?

C: D:Coloured Letters Fancy

Fonts

Which word has one syllable?Which is easier to read – words written in ..?

Q5

A. Lower Case

Letters

A: B:1 in 5 1 in 7

Which word has one syllable?

C: D:1 in 10 1 in 12

Which word has one syllable?If given the alphabetical index to the YellowPages, how many adults would be unable to

Locate the page reference for plumbers?

Q6

A. 1 in 5

A: B:1 in 3 1 in 5

Which word has one syllable?

C: D:1 in 7 1 in 10

Which word has one syllable?How many adults cannot calculate the area of a

Room 21 x 14 feet, even with the aid of acalculator?

Q7

A. 1 in 3

A: B:1 in 4 1 in 7

Which word has one syllable?

C: D:1 in 10 1 in 12

Which word has one syllable?How many adults could not calculate the change out of£2 if they bought: bread (68p) and milk (45p)?

Q8

A. 1 in 4

A: B:3.5% 5%

Which word has one syllable?

C: D:10% 15%

Which word has one syllable?What percentage of adults with basic skillsDifficulties was estimated to be taking part

In relevant study?

Q9

A. 3.5%

A: B:500,000 1.5 million

Which word has one syllable?

C: D:2.5 million

3.5 million

Which word has one syllable?How many people are there in the Workplace estimated to have basic

Skills difficulties?

Q10

D. 3.5 million

A: B:A programme of occupational therapy

A learning theory

Which word has one syllable?

C: D:A government document setting out adult basic skills strategy

An NVQ for 14-16 year olds

Which word has one syllable?What is Skills for Life?

Q11

C. A document setting out the government’s

adult basic skills strategy

Well done!