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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.

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Page 1: Travel Resource Workbook-v3 - Network West Midlands · 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

Travel Resource WorkbookThe 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.

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Practice Test 1This is a multiple-choice exercise, the aim of which is for you to practice your basic numeracy skills.A calculator can be used.

Example: How much 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

A. £6.30 B. £7.70 C. £6.45 D. £7.35 E. £6.35

A. £3.60 B. £5.45 C. £4.50 D. £0.00 E. £4.75

A. £6.30 B. £5.45 C. £6.45 D. £7.35 E £6.35

A. £33.30 B. £36.00 C. £29.99 D. £36.29 E. £26.29

A. £7.00 B £6.50 C. £17.50 D. £15.50 E. £7.50

Q1

Answer

If I spend £4.60 on an adult bus ticket and £3.10 on a child ticket, how much have I spent in total?

Q2

Answer

How much would I save if I bought a weekly bus pass at £16.50 compared to

5 daily tickets of £4.20 each?

Q3

Answer

If I spend £1.10 on a bus ticket and £5.35 on a train ticket, how much have I spent in total?

Q4

Answer

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?

Q5

Answer

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?

Answer E

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A. £152 B. £225 C. £252 D. £215 E. £205

Q6

Answer

A bus has 72 people onboard, if a ticket costs £3.50 each how much have they

spent in total?

A. 8½ hours B. 5¾ hours C. 7¾ hours D. 6¼ hours E. 9 hours

Q7

Answer

I left my home at 09.30 and return at 15.15. How many hours have I been out

of my house?

Q8

Answer

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%

Q9

Answer

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

Q10

Answer

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

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Practice Test 2This is a multiple-choice exercise, the aim of which is for you to practice your basic numeracy skills.

Example:

If my bus journey takes 25 minutes and my train journey takes 45 minutes, how long is my journey in total?

Q1

Answer

If I start work at 7:30 am and leave to go home at 2:15 pm, how long have I been at work?

Q2

Answer

I left my home at 09:30 and return at 15:15. How many hours have I been out of my house?

Q3

Answer

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?

Q4

Answer

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?

Q5

Answer

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?

Answer

A. 70 mins B. 1 1/2 hrs C. 3/4 hr D. 80 mins E. 65 mins

A. 6 hrs 15 mins B. 6¾ hrs C. 5hrs 15 mins D. 4 hrs 45 mins E. 7 hrs

A. 8.5 B. 5¾ C. 7¾ D. 6¾ E. 9

A. £255.60 B. £259.20 C. £270.00 D. £252.80 E. £262.80

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

A. 9:00am B. 8:30am C. 8:00am D. 9:30am E. 9:00pm

A

A calculator can be used.

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Q6

Answer

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

Q7

Answer

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

Q8

Answer

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

Q9

Answer

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%

Q10

Answer

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

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A calculator can be used.

Practice Test 3This is a multiple-choice exercise, the aim of which is for you to practice your basic numeracy skills.

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?

Q1

Answer

A train leaves London Euston at 12:49 and arrives at Birmingham New Street at 15:01. How

long was the journey?

Q2

Answer

I left my home at 09:30am and returned at 15:15. How many hours had I been out of

my house?

Q3

Answer

The average weekly wage is £300 per week, I earn 75% of this. How much do I earn?

Q4

Answer

In my son’s school there are 420 children, last week 5% were absent. How many children

went to school?

Q5

Answer

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.

Answer

A. 8hrs B. 9¾ hrs C. 8 hrs 30 mins

D. 9 hrs E. 9 hrs 15 mins

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

A. 8 hours B. 5¾ hours C. 7¾ hours D. 6¾ hours E. 9 hours

A. £215 B. £185 C. £245 D. £225 E. £275

A. 365 B. 385 C. 389 D. 386 E. 399

A. £10.50 B. £14 C. £12 D. £15 E. £16

D

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Q6

Answer

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

Q7

Answer

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

Q8

Answer

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

Q9

Answer

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

Q10

Answer

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

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Practice Test 1 – AnswersQ1: B Q2: C Q3: C Q4: D Q5: AQ6: C Q7: B Q8: A Q9: B Q10: A

Practice Test 2 – AnswersQ1: B Q2: B Q3: E Q4: D Q5: DQ6: C Q7: C Q8: A Q9: D Q10: A

Practice Test 3 – AnswersQ1: D Q2: B Q3: D Q4: E Q5: BQ6: B Q7: C Q8: D Q9: D Q10: A

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Adult Numeracy Level 1 Practice Paper

Name: …………………………….……………

Date: …………………………….

Instructions:

• Enter your name and date above

• Read each question carefully

• Answer each question in the relevant answer box

• Hand the Practice Paper to your tutor at the end

• A calculator can be used

There are 20 questions.You have 20 minutes to complete the Practice Paper.Try to answer all the questions.

Total Correct:

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Q1

A. £260 B. £259 C. £300 D. £255

Answer

Q2

A. 1/5 B. 1/4 C. 1/10 D. 1/20

Q3

A. 150 B. 175 C. 190 D. 180

Q4

A. £50 B. £55 C. £48 D. £51

A. 7x 3.60 B. 7+ 3.60 C. 7 – 3.60 D. 7 / 3.60

Answer

Answer

A salary slip shows a weekly pay of £258.97. What is the amount to the nearest £5?

A person calculated that for every pound they earned, 10% of the money was

spent on travelling to work. What fraction of the money earned is this?

An employer has 300 employees 30% of them arrive at work by car, 10% walk

and the rest use the bus. How many people use the bus?

Answer

A pair of shoes costs £60. They have been reduced by 15% in a sale. How much

will you pay for the shoes?

Q5

Answer

A customer bought 7 one-day bus tickets at £3.60 each. How was the total cost

calculated?

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Q6

Answer

A person takes out a loan for 24 months at £36.50 per month. What is the total

amount repaid?

A pair of shoes costs £60. They have been reduced by 15% in a sale. How much

will you pay for the shoes?

A. £730 B. £876 C. £867 D. £721

Q7

Answer

Five people went for a night out spending £20.00 on bus fares, £28.50 for

takeaways and £45 on drinks. They decided to share the cost equally. What did

it cost each of them?

A. £18.70 B. £37.40 C. £9.35 D. £28.70

Q8

Answer

An employee uses their car for business travel at £0.49 per mile. How much

can they claim for a total journey of 513 miles?

A. £245 B. £251.37 C. £256.27 D. £202.37

Q9

Answer

I have a job interview at 11:45, it takes 35 minutes by bus and 10 minutes walking to get

there. I want to arrive 10 minutes early. What time do I need to leave for the interview?

A. 10:45am B. 10:50am C. 11:10am D. 11:00am

Q10

Answer

I leave home with £55.00, I buy a bus ticket at £4.20 and lunch at £11.99. I also return a

book for a £9.99 refund. How much do I have left on my return home?

A. £28.82 B. £53 C. £48.99 D. £48.80

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Q11

Answer

A family is going on holiday to Spain, they have £750 to exchange into euros. The

exchange rate is €1.50 euros to the pound, how many euros will they have?

A. 1000 B. 1200 C. 1125 D. 500

Q12

Answer

After a holiday in Spain a family brings back €250 euros. The exchange rate is £1.40

pounds to the euro, how much will they receive back in pounds?

A. £178.57 B. £350 C. £375 D. £187.57

Q14

Answer

A child season ticket costs £94.00 a term, how much does it cost to buy the 3 term tickets

needed to travel to school?

Q13

Answer

An employee uses their car to travel to work using 25 litres of petrol costing £27.50 per

week. If he/she car shares with three other drivers each having the same weekly petrol

costs, how much does he/she save every 4 weeks?

A. £27.50 B. £55.00 C. £110.00 D. £82.50

A. £292 B. £188 C. £282 D. £272

Q15

Answer

An adult has an nNetwork ticket costing £105 a month and wants to add travel to

Redditch railway station at £47.20 a month, what is the total cost per month?

A. £147.20 B. £152 .00 C. £157.20 D. £152.20

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What is the time difference in hours and minutes between the first bus in the morning

from Solihull Railway Station and the last bus in the afternoon arriving at Pool Meadow

Coventry?

Bus Timetable 82 Solihull - Coventry

Solihull Rail Station 0715 0810 0915 1415 1515 1550

Solihull Town Centre 0718 0813 0918 1418 1518 1553

Catherine-de-Barnes 0725 0820 0925 1425 1525 1600

Hampton-in-Arden 0730 0825 0930 1430 1530 1605

Meriden 0735 0830 0935 1435 1535 1610

Millisons Wood 0738 0833 0938 1438 1538 1613

Allesley 0745 0840 0945 1445 1545 1620

Hollyhead Road 0752 0847 0952 1452 1552 1627

Pool Meadow Coventry 0803 0903 1003 1505 1603 1638

Answer

Q17 What is the latest time I can leave Meriden in the morning to Hollyhead Road?

Answer

Q18 I have an interview in Coventry at 10:00am, what is the latest bus I can use

from Solihull Town Centre to arrive early?

Answer

Q19 What is the time difference in hours between the last bus in the morning and the first bus in the afternoon from Solihull Railway Station?

Answer

Q20

Answer

Q16 What is the longest journey time in the morning from Solihull Station to

Pool Meadow Coventry?

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Practice Paper – Answers

Q1: A Q2: C Q3: D Q4: D Q5: A

Q6: B Q7: A Q8: B Q9: B Q10: D

Q11: C Q12: A Q13: D Q14: C Q15: D

Q16: 53 mins Q17: 0935 Q18: 0813 Q19: 5 hrs Q20: 9 hrs 23 mins

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Local Public Transport Quiz Questions

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Answer

Q1 There are three railway stations in Birmingham City Centre, two are New St and Snowhill.

What is the third one called?

Answer

Q2 The numbers 11A and 11C buses travel around the outer circle route. What are the A and

C short for?

Answer

Q3 The highest football stadium above sea level in England has the number 74 & 75 buses

running next to it? What is the nickname of the football club playing at the stadium?

Answer

Q4 You are travelling by train from Wolverhampton station travelling east. What is the name

of the last station within the network West Midlands travel area?

Answer

Q5 There are two travel information shops in Birmingham city Centre. One is on Corporation

street and the Other is at New Street Station. Which one is the Network West Midlands

Information Centre?

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Answer

Q6 Which major town in the West Midlands does not have a train station close to it?

Answer

Q7 Which city centre would I be travelling too if I was going shopping in the Mander Centre?

Answer

Q8 This is a travel and pop music question and not an easy one. The Birmingham pop group,

‘The Twang’ released an album in 2001 named after a well known area along the Metro tram

route. What is the album called?

Answer

Q10 The number 11 bus is known as Birmingham’s Outer Circle route and the number 8 is

Birmingham’s Inner Circle route. One is 27 miles long and the other is 30 miles. Which one

is the longest?

Answer

Q9 In this year – the last tram ran in Birmingham. Britain had its big freeze. Violent storms

caused chaos along the east coast. Fog brought transport chaos. Production started on the

Austin-Healey motor car. What year is it?

An extra point if you also know what major American celebration day it fell on.

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Local Public Transport Quiz Answers

Q1: Moor Street

Q2: A = Anticlockwise C = Clockwise

Q3: Baggies Q4: Coventry Station

Q5: New Street Station

Q6: Dudley Q7: Wolverhampton Q8: Jewellery Quarter Q9: 1953 July 4th Q10: Number 8 Inner Circle

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Personal Budget - manual complete

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Personal Budget - Excel formatted

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Income: enter weekly or monthly

Weekly Monthly

Wages / salary £ £

Wages / salary partner £ £

Benefits £ £

Money from other sources £ £

£ £

£ £

Total Income £ £

Outgoings: enter (weekly or monthly)

Weekly Monthly

Mortgage / rent £ £

Second mortgage / secured loan £ £

Ground rent / service charges £ £

Buildings / contents insurance £ £

Council Tax £ £

Food / housekeeping £ £

Gas £ £

Electricity £ £

Water £ £

Life insurance £ £

Bus/ train fares £ £

Car tax £ £

Car insurance £ £

Car MOT £ £

Car service / repairs £ £

TV licence £ £

TV package - Sky etc £ £

Telephone £ £

Clothing £ £

Prescriptions / health costs £ £

Credit cards £ £

Loans £ £

Arrangements (financial) £ £

Hairdressers £ £

Pets £ £

Birthdays £ £

Christmas £ £

Holidays £ £

Social £ £

£ £

£ £

Total Outgoings £ £

Weekly Monthly

Total Income £ £

Total Outgoings £ £

Total Income £ £

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Travel Information Centres

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West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) works in partnership with external organisations to provide travel information.

Wolverhampton and New Street Travel Centres provide advice on journey planning and buying tickets.

They stock printed maps and timetables. Travel operator information is available and is provided impartially without bias.

You can get advice about ‘Concessionary Travel Passes’ and apply for the ‘Older Persons Pass’ using the check and send service.

Location Address Open Hours Operator Tickets Journey Planning

Check + Send

Birmingham New StreetRail Station

New Street, Birmingham B2 4ND

Mon – Sat08:30-17:30

WMCA Yes Yes Yes

Birmingham Corporation Street

95 Corporation StreetBirmingham,B2 4UG

Mon – Fri09:00-17:30Saturday09:00-17:00Sunday11:00-16:00

National Express

Yes Yes Yes

Coventry Bus Station

Pool Meadow,Fairfax Street, Coventry, CV1 5AD

Mon – Fri09:00-17:30Saturday09:00-17:00

National Express

Yes Yes Yes

DudleyBus Station

Dudley Bus Station,Fisher Street, DudleyDY2 7AB

Mon – Fri09:00-17:00Saturday09:00-16:00

National Express

Yes Yes Yes

Wolverhampton Bus Station

Wolverhampton Bus Station, Pipers Row

Mon – Sat08:30-17:30

WMCA Yes Yes Yes

Walsall Bus Station St Pauls St, Walsall, WS1 1NR

Mon – Fri08:30-17:30Saturday09:00-17:00

National Express

Yes Yes Yes

West Bromwich Bus Station

St Michael’s St, The RingwayWest Bromwich B90 7NN

Mon – Fri09:00-17:30Saturday09:00-17:00

National Express

Yes Yes Yes

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The table below is showing the comparison between the 24 Hour Clock and am / pm and how

time is shown in the West Midlands Area bus, train & Metro timetables.

Please note: Bus, train & Metro timetables remove the (:) colon or replace it with (.) a full stop.

24 Hour Clock am / pm

Understanding the 24 Hour Clock am

00:00 12 Midnight

01:00 1:00 am

02:00 2:00 am

03:00 3:00 am

04:00 4:00 am

05:00 5:00 am

06:00 6:00 am

07:00 7:00 am

08:00 8:00 am

09:00 9:00 am

10:00 10:00 am

11:00

12:00 12 Noon

13:00 1:00 pm

14:00 2:00 pm

15:00 3:00 pm

16:00 4:00 pm

17:00 5:00 pm

18:00 6:00 pm

19:00 7:00 pm

20:00 8:00 pm

21:00 9:00 pm

22:00 10:00 pm

23:00

11:00 am

11:00 pm

Bus, train & Metro timetables

0000 00.00

0100 01.00

0200 02.00

0300 03.00

0400 04.00

0500 05.00

0600 06.00

0700 07.00

0800 08.00

0900 09.00

1000 10.00

1100

1200 12.00

1300 13.00

1400 14.00

1500 15.00

1600 16.00

1700 17.00

1800 18.00

1900 19.00

2000 20.00

2100 21.00

2200 22.00

2300

11.00

23.00

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24 Hour Clock Practice Test 1

This is a multiple-choice exercise, the aim of which is for you to practice your basic time skills.

Example:

What is 10:00 on the am / pm clock?

A. 10:00 pm

B. 22:00 pm

C. 10:00 am

D. 20:00 am

A. 06:30 pm B. 18:30 pm C. 6:30 am D. 8:30 am

A. 23:00 pm B. 23:00 am C. 11:00 pm D. 11:00 am

A. 19:00 B. 17:00 C. 07:00 D. 23:00

A. 15:15

B. 09:15

C. 13:15

D. 03:15

a) 19:25 b) 09:23 c) 16:14 d) 15:20 e) 05:05 f) 11:11

Q1

Answer

What is 06:30 on the am / pm clock?

Q2

Answer

What is 1100 on the am / pm clock?

Q3

Answer

What is 7:00 am on the 24 hour clock?

Q4

Answer

What is 3:15 pm on the 24 hour clock?

Q5

Write these 24 Hour Clock times in am / pm in, in the boxes below.

Answer C

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The table on the next page is showing the West Midlands Area Metro timetable for

Saturday’s.

Please note: Bus, train & Metro timetables remove the (:) colon from the 24 Hour Clock.

To read a timetable look down the column with the destination names then read across for

the departure times. This applies to all the timetables used within the West Midlands Travel

Area.

Understanding Public Transport timetables

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24 Hour Clock Practice Test 2

This is a multiple-choice exercise, the aim of which is for you to practice your basic time skills.

Example:

The first Metro from Birmingham Grand Central is 0515, what time is this on the 24 Hour Clock?

A. 7:15 pm

B. 5:15 pm

C. 5:15am

D. 5:30 am

A. 7:40 am

B. 7:40 pm

C. 1930

D. 1940

A. 1900 B. 0702 C. 0708 D. 0715

A. 6:10am B. 5:50am C. 6:10pm D. 5:50pm

A. 12 mins

B. 10 mins

C. 62 mins

D. 22 mins

Q1

Answer

I leave Birmingham Bull Street at 1903. What is the am / pm time on arriving at

Wolverhampton St Georges?

Q2

Answer

I have just missed the 0700 Metro from Birmingham Grand Central, what time is the

next Metro from Birmingham Grand Central?

Q3

Answer

I am catching the Metro from The Hawthorns at 0600. I want to be on the platform 10

minutes early, what time do I need to be there?

Q4

Answer

The last Metro to leave Birmingham Snow Hill is 0050 it arrives at Wednesbury Parkway

at 0112. How long will the journey take?

Answer C

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24 Hour Clock Practice Test 1 – AnswersQ1: C Q2: D Q3: C Q4: A Q5a 7:25 pm Q5b 9:23 am Q5c 4:14 pm Q5d 3:20 pm Q5e 5:05 am Q5f 11:11 am

24 Hour Clock Practice Test 2 – Answers

Q1: B Q2: C Q3: DB Q4: D

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Answer

Q1 Are the two ends of this line Lichfield Trent Valley and Redditch within the Zone areas,

yes or no?

Answer

Q2 The last station in the Zones travelling towards Redditch is?

Answer

Q3 I am travelling from Blake Street to Selly Oak, which Zones am I journeying between?

Answer

Q4 I have a Zone 1 – 3 ticket, which are the furthest two stations I can travel between?

Answer

Q5 Along this rail line which Zone has the least total number of stations within them?

Network West Midlands Train Map Test 1

Example:

The main station along this line in Zone 1 is?

Answer Birmingham New Street

The aim of this test is to understand and identify train stations with their relevant Zones and is based on the

Network West Midlands Train Map using the RED train line running from Lichfield Trent Valley to Redditch

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The train network is shown as 5 Zones, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Each have different train stations within

them and requiring different ticket types to travel between them as shown in the tables below.

nNetwork 1 week ticket

Zone 1

£23.50 £24.60 £28.50 £29.50 £28.50£31

Zone 1 - 2 Zone 1 - 4 Zone 2 - 5Zone 1 - 3 All Zones

nNetwork 4 week ticket

Zone 1

£78 £82.50 £95 £101 £95£107

Zone 1 - 2 Zone 1 - 4 Zone 2 - 5Zone 1 - 3 All Zones

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Answer

Q1 What is the cost of a 4 week nNetwork Zone 2 – 5 ticket?

Answer

Q2 A 1 week All Zones nNetwork ticket is £31 and a 4 week All Zones nNetwork ticket is £107.

How much can I save over four weeks if I buy a 4 week ticket?

Answer

Q3 I am travelling from Dudley Port to Birmingham International, what is the Zone type

and cost of a 4 week nNetwork ticket.

Answer

Q4 I have started a new job in Birmingham City Centre, what is the Zone type and cost of a

1 week nNetwork ticket to travel from my home in Stechford?

Answer

Q5 I am travelling from Adderley Park to Coventry what is the Zone type and cost 1 week

nNetwork ticket?

Network West Midlands Train Map Test 2

Example:

What is the weekly cost of an All Zones nNetwork ticket?

Answer £31

The aim of this test is to understand the different Zone ticketing costs.

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Network West Midlands Train Map Test 1 – Answers

Q1: No Q2: Longbridge Q3: Zone 2 - 5

Q4: Chester Road and Kings Norton

Q5: Zone 5

Network West Midlands Train Map Test 2 – Answers

Q1: £95 Q2: £17 = (£107 – (4 x £31)) Q3: All zones £107

Q4: Zone 1 – 3 and £28.50

Q5: Zone 2 – 5 and £28.50