Numeracy Practice Test 1-290 (Extra time) Show session ID Load QuizSave Quiz Welcome to the OLNA Support Numeracy Practice Test (Extra Time) Each question will be multiple choice There will be 4 answers to select from Select the correct answer Click next to begin! Question 56. A morning breakfast news program started at 6:32am and ran for 148 minutes. What time did the show finish? a) 8:27am b) 8:41am c) 8:56am d) 9:00am None Question 29. Jenna wants to fertilise her backyard lawn. The lawn is a rectangle shape, 5 m by 8 m. The instructions on the fertiliser bag are: How many handfuls of fertiliser will Jenna need? a) 12 handfuls b) 16 handfuls c) 22 handfuls d) 30 handfuls None Question 183. A whale shark tour company in Ningaloo offers full day whale shark tours for tourists. Which expression gives the correct total cost in dollars, for 2 adults and 3 children of ages 8, 9 and 11 years? a) (2 x 350) + 280 b) (2 x 350) + (3 x 280) c) (5 x 350) + (5 x 280) d) (2 x 350) + (3 x 310) None Question 146. Thomas was looking at Perth City on google maps. He measured the straight-line distance between the WACA ground and Perth Arena to be approximately 3 centimetres. Thomas looked up the real straight line distance between WACA ground and Perth Arena. It is approximately 3 kilometres. What is the scale ratio of the google map that Thomas was looking at? a) 1 : 100 b) 1 : 1,000 c) 1 : 10,000 d) 1 : 100,000 None Question 107. Peter was looking at the Bureau of Meteorology website to determine how hot it was going to be in January. He lives in Brisbane. What is the chance that Peter will experience a warmer summer than normal? a) Very likely b) Moderately likely c) Likely d) Not at all likely None Question 162. Josh’s results in a javelin throwing contest are shown below. Ordered from the shortest throw at the top of the list to the longest throw at the bottom, what is the correct order of his throws? A B C D None Question 245. Matt and Adam were playing a game of Monopoly. Matt needed to roll 2 sixes (12) to pass all of Adam’s properties and land on GO. Adam told Matt that the probability of rolling two sixes was very low and that he would be landing on one of his properties. What is the probability that Matt would roll two sixes and land on GO? a) 1⁄36 b) 2⁄36 c) 12⁄36 d) 18⁄36 None Question 219.Armani made a batch of home-made jam to sell at her local markets. She used a round cylindrical jar to sell the jam in.The dimensions of the jar were:Diameter = 5 cmHeight = 7 cmWhich expression would give Armani the closest amount of Jam she needs to fill the Jar? a) (π x 52 x 7) cm3 b) (π x 72 x 5) cm3 c) (π x 2.52 x 7) cm3 d) (π x 102 x 5) cm3 None Question 71. A group of 30 AFL supporters are organising a catch up to watch an AFL match. Sixteen are Richmond supporters. The remaining people are Western Bulldogs supporters. One person is allocated to organise the catch up. What is the probability that a Richmond supporter will be allocated to organise the catch up? a) 16⁄30 b) 1⁄16 c) 8⁄15 d) 14⁄30 Question 137. Chris was laying reticulation pipe to water his garden. The length of each pipe was 2,400 mm. He had to buy 12 pipes for his system. What was the total length of all the pipes he had to buy in metres? a) 26.4 m b) 28.8 m c) 30.2 m d) 31.6 m None Question 3.Peter went shopping with a \$50 note.He bought two items and received \$12 change.Select the two items that Peter bought. a) A and B b) A and C c) B and D d) C and D None Question 116. The Star Wars Films were not made in numerical (or episode) order. There was a 21 year difference in release dates between Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode I: The Phantom Menace. How many years have passed between Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and Episode I: The Phantom Menace? a) 20 years b) 18 years c) 16 years d) 15 years None Question 48. Shane had to renovate his bathroom. He put a row of blue tiles at the bottom of the wall. Each tile was 5 centimetres in width. His wall was 5 metres in length, how many tiles did he use? a) 55 b) 80 c) 95 d) 100 None Question 208. This die-cast model car is made to a scale of 1:50 If the diameter of the model car wheel is 1.25cm, what is the diameter of the full-sized car wheel? a) 6.25 cm b) 62.5 cm c) 625 cm d) 6,250 cm None Question 257.Maddy uses this chart to buy the correct size of a pair of leggings from her local clothing store.She is 181 centimetres tall and weighs 73 kilograms. The values in each row and column are assumed to be minimum values (e.g. for the kg row, the 40kg box represents 40-44kg) a) Large b) Medium c) Extra Large d) Small None Question 73. The shape of a market garden paddock is a rectangle. It is 1.8 kilometres long and 700 metres wide. There is a fence around the entire paddock What is the length of the fence? a) 3.8 km b) 4.6 km c) 5.0 km d) 5.4 km None Question 236. A Physical Education class consisting of 32 students, were organising a soccer competition.Eighteen of the students are girls, the remainder are boys.One student is responsible for creating fixtures for the competition.Which of the answers below represent the probability that a boy will be allocated to create the fixtures? a) 1/32 b) 7/16 c) 18/32 d) 14/32 Question 123.Sandy went to the Sydney Opera House to watch a performance. She was sitting in the Box B area. She was sitting in seat 34. Which statement is true? a) Sandy is sitting directly in front of the platform b) Box D is directly adjacent to where Sandy is sitting c) She is sitting right in the middle of the Box B area d) She is near Door 14 None Question 189. Carlos went to watch a Queen tribute band at the Sydney Opera House. The performance was an afternoon session and started at 3.02pm The watch face below shows the time the performance finished. How long did the concert go for? a) 90 minutes b) 110 minutes c) 140 minutes d) 170 minutes None Question 232. At a children’s party, a game of pass the parcel was played with a toy as the final prize. 12 children played the game and all 12 children could be picked multiple times. 8 rounds were played and 8 children got minor prizes. 4 children hadn’t won a prize yet. What chance do each of the four children have of winning the final prize? a) 1 in 2 b) 1 in 4 c) 1 in 6 d) 1 in 12 None Question 78. The graph below compares the times of trains that run to Fremantle Station and their arrival schedule. What percentage of the trains were early? a) About 50% b) Between 25% and 33% c) Between 10% and 25% d) Less than 10% None Question 113. Fridges are advertised with their capacity in litres. Use the rule below to figure out how many litres the bar fridge can hold. If the fridge has a capacity of 175,000 cm3, how many litres do this bar fridge hold? a) 17.5 L b) 17,500 L c) 175 L d) 1,750 L None Question 82. Georgie completed a training run in 30 minutes. She ran at a steady speed of 8 km/h. The distance of the run is equal to: a) 3.5 km b) 4 km c) 4.5 km d) 5 km None Question 145.Logan went to the rugby with \$70.He bought three items and had \$22 in his pocket at the end of the game.Select the three items that Logan bought. a) A, B & C b) B, C & D c) A, C & D d) A, B & D None Question 16. Tim wanted to record a movie on TV. He set his DVD recorder to start recording at 9:45pm and finish at 11:20pm The movie started at 9:45pm and finished 2 hours and 5 minutes later. How many minutes of the movie were not recorded? a) 55 minutes b) 43 minutes c) 30 minutes d) 10 minutes None Question 188. The forecast for Bunbury indicates there is a 70% chance of rain on Thursday. Which of the following best describes the likelihood of rain on Thursday? a) Unlikely b) Even chance c) Certain d) Likely None Question 250. Emma has a job working as a receptionist. Her wage is $1,200 after-tax. If she pays 20% of her weekly wage in tax, how much does she earn before tax? a) $1,650 b) $1,500 c) $1,440 d) $1,300 None Question 196.An ice cream shop collected some data of people’s favourite ice cream purchases. The graph below shows the data they collected.Which of the following statements is NOT true? a) Just less than half of the people chose Cookies and Cream or Vanilla as their favourite ice cream b) Cookies and Cream was less popular than Vanilla c) Mint Choc Chip was the most popular ice cream d) More people chose chocolate, than Strawberry, as their favourite ice cream None Question 63. After visiting the emus, I walk to the rhinoceros enclosure. In what direction did I walk? a) SE b) S c) E d) SW None Question 261. Athena wants to donate tinned tuna to her local food bank. She could either buy the larger 425 gram tins, or the smaller 95 gram tins. Usually, she would donate four 425 gram tins. Unfortunately, the larger tuna tins are out of stock and she can only get the smaller tins. How many smaller tins does she have to buy to get at least the same weight of tuna as she would usually donate? a) 20 tins b) 18 tins c) 17 tins d) 15 tins None Question 68. Mark filled up 5 buckets of water and weighed each one. He wrote the weight on each bucket. If he goes to pick up the two heaviest buckets how many kilograms would he be holding in total? a) 16.622 kg b) 16.520 kg c) 16.502 kg d) 16.232 kg None Question 159. Brett was selling his boat for \$165,000.Three weeks later the price was reduced by \$25,000He ended up selling the boat for 5% less than the reduced price.How much did he sell the boat for? a) $130,000 b) $133,000 c) $135,000 d) $138,000 None Question 104. Which of the following shapes could be used to tile a floor without requiring cuts or having any gaps (except for tiles bordering onto the wall)? a) b) c) d) Question 260. Hassan went to watch a performance at the Fringe World Festival in Perth. The performance started at 7:30pm and finished 115 minutes later. What time did the performance finish? a) 8:30 pm b) 8:55 pm c) 9:25 pm d) 9:45 pm None Question 119. During the summer time in Australia, NSW switches to Daylight Savings Time. This means that Sydney would be 3 hours ahead of Perth. What is the time in Perth, if it is 15:45 in Sydney? a) 11:45 b) 18:45 c) 17:45 d) 12:45 None Question 181. It costs $2.10 to send a 50 g letter from Australia to New Zealand. Select the stamps that would be found on the envelope. a) A, B & D b) B, C & D c) A, C & D d) A, B & C None Question 52.Trent has to hire a car while his car is at the mechanic for a major service.He found this advertisement.Trent was told that these conditions apply: Daily rate of $35 (as per the advertisement) GPS optional at $15 per day As Trent is 24 years of age, he must take out extra insurance. This is a one-off cost of $30.How much would it cost Trent to hire the car with the GPS for 5 days? a) $205 b) $230 c) $255 d) $280 None Question 86. To supplement his diet, Campbell takes 500 milligrams of calcium every day. So far, he has taken a total of 25 grams. Approximately for how long has Campbell been taking calcium? a) 25 days b) 35 days c) 43 days d) 50 days None Question 127.A small cafe in the city decided to keep a tally of the amount of coffees customers bought each week.How many customers purchased more than 6 coffees in the week? a) 10 b) 12 c) 15 d) 18 None Question 142. Georgie wanted to buy some new shoes. The shoes cost $60 a pair. When she went to pay for the shoes, the sales assistant said there was special deal for buying shoes. She could buy one pair of shoes and get ¼ off the price of the second pair of shoes. How much did Georgie pay for the two pairs of shoes? a) $105 b) $95 c) $60 d) $35 e) $15 None Question 271.Stephanie is training for a long-distance ocean swim competition. She swims most mornings for 1 hour and 15 minutes at a pace of 4 km per hour. What is the total distance she swims? a) 4 + 0.25 x 4 b) 4 + 0.20 x 4 c) 4 + 0.15 x 4 d) 4 + 0.25 None Question 110. Kimberley is building a helicopter model and she is using the scale of 1:50. If the helicopter blades span 18 cms on her model, what is the real life span of the helicopter blades? a) 7.5 m b) 8.8 m c) 9.0 m d) 10.3 m None Question 94. A rectangular prism is cut in half and forms two cubes. The original prism had 6 faces and 12 edges. How many faces do the two cubes have combined? a) 2 b) 6 c) 12 d) 14 None Question 172. The nutrition information on a flavoured milk carton is shown below: One serving size of the milk contains 19 g of protein. What amount of protein does 1000 mL of milk contain? a) 30.50 grams b) 31.66 grams c) 32.33 grams d) 34.66 grams None Question 248. Nathan owns a petrol station which sells snacks & confectionery at the front desk. Each week he orders 6 multipack boxes (20 packets per box) of Smiths chips to sell. Unfortunately, he was unable to make his order and must purchase the smaller multipack (6 packets per bag) from the shops. How many smaller multipacks does he need to buy to get the same number of chip packets as the larger multipack boxes? a) 11 b) 16 c) 20 d) 24 None You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning?
