Numeracy Practice Test 1-270 Show session ID Load QuizSave Quiz Welcome to the OLNA Support Numeracy Practice Test Each question will be multiple choice There will be 4 answers to select from Select the correct answer Click next to begin! Question 6.Rowan used this map of Perth City when he visited Perth from Melbourne.Rowan’s hotel was listed as number 18 on the map.Which one of these attractions was closest to Rowan’s hotel? a) Western Australian Museum b) Perth Mint c) His Majesty’s Theatre d) Art Gallery of Western Australia None Question 187.A department store offers birthday voucher discounts to its store members.Kat wanted to use her voucher to get 20% off the price of a new coat.The full price of the coat was $260.How much will Kat save by using the voucher? a) $64 b) $52 c) $48 d) $41 None Question 39.Connor used Google maps to get directions to a friend’s house.The mobile device he was using showed the trip distance as 3000 metres.On the screen the trip distance measured 100 millimetres (0.1 metres).What was the scale of the map on Connor’s mobile device? a) 1 : 30 b) 1 : 300 c) 1 : 3,000 d) 1 : 30,000 None Question 251.Asif was cooking a BBQ for his friends. He used 7 small onions to make hot dogs (sausage sizzle).He cooked half an onion for each person’s hot dog.How many servings of hot dogs did he make? a) 28 b) 18 c) 14 d) 3.5 None Question 208.This die-cast model car is made to a scale of 1:50If 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 138.In the Smith family budget, they allocate $3,500 a month for bills and mortgage. The ratio of spending for food to bills and mortgage is 1:3.5.How much do they spend on food? a) $1,100 b) $1,000 c) $900 d) $750 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 81.Four university students are renting a house. They all share an equal part of the rent.They each pay $120 per week.Two more students will move into the house and the rent will be shared equally between all six people.By how much does the weekly rent per student decrease? a) $40 b) $45 c) $50 d) $60 None Question 47.Jaylen has 4 bags of balloons, with 22 balloons in each packet.He wants to put the same number of balloons into 10 paper bags.What is the greatest number of balloons that Jaylen could put in each bag? a) 5 b) 6 c) 8 d) 10 None Question 89. A standard paperclip weighs 1 gram. I collected one hundred thousand paperclips.I wanted to estimate the mass of the collection in grams.Which statement does not reflect this estimation? a) Finding the mass of 50 paperclips, then multiplying by 2,000 b) Counting the number of paperclips in 1 kilogram, then dividing 100,000 by this number. c) Finding the mass of 100 paperclips, then multiplying by 1,000. d) Finding the mass of 10 paperclips, then multiplying by 10,000 None Question 99.In the swim leg of the Geelong Ironman, what direction are competitors heading in when they turn around the first turning buoy in the water? a) South West b) North East c) South d) South East None Question 20.Laura’s computer has a 720-gigabyte (GB) hard driveThe hard drive is 80% full.How much space is left on the hard drive of Laura’s computer? a) 70 GB b) 72 GB c) 144 GB d) 288 GB None Question 267. This image shows the two overlapping circles of the Mastercard logo. Given the dimensions provided, what is the radius of each circle? a) 0.8 millimetres b) 3.2 millimetres c) 8 millimetres d) 32 millimetres None Question 126.The Hawaii Ironman event is considered one of the most gruelling and challenging Ironman events in the world. The record for the fastest time completing the event was set in 2011 at 8 hours 3 minutes and 56 seconds.If the world record for finishing the race is at 3:03:56 pm, what is starting time of the race? a) 7:00 am b) 7:13 am c) 7:15 am d) 7:30 am None Question 243. Christine was tiling her living room floor.She bought several boxes of tiles to cover the area of the floor.Each box had 6 tiles and covered an area of 4 m2. Christine used 72 tiles to cover the area.What was the total area covered by tiles? a) 64 m2 b) 48 m2 c) 36 m2 d) 28 m2 None Question 182.This tally chart shows the essay results of students in an English class.A mark of 27 or more is considered to be a good mark.How many students received a good mark? a) 9 b) 11 c) 12 d) 14 None Question 166.Tiffany and Caroline both work as a women’s boot makers.Tiffany makes one pair of boots every 15 minutes.Caroline’s rate is 5 pairs of boots per hour.Altogether, how many boots would they make in 4 hours? a) 6 pairs of boots b) 20 pairs of boots c) 36 pairs of boots d) 42 pairs of boots None Question 129.Anna bought 11 packets of 6 bread rolls for \$3.20 each. She paid with a \$50 note.How much change should she receive? a) $13.40 b) $14.80 c) $15.20 d) $16.30 None Question 160. Jack bought a new iPhone. It has a 128 gigabyte (GB) hard drive.He notices that 5% of the storage space is already used for the iPhone operating system.How much space is left on his new iPhone? a) 98.9 GB b) 105.6 GB c) 114.2 GB d) 121.6 GB None Question 115.At the Perth Arena, Keanu sat in the light blue section of block 214. His friend Tim sat in the yellow section of block 204.Which of the following statements are true? a) Keanu sat in the adjacent block to Tim b) Tim is sitting near a stairway and exit c) Keanu sat right in front of the court d) Tim sat in the opposite block to Keanu Question 211.Kiara was giving her house a spring clean and she decided to hire an upholstery (furniture) cleaner. These were the equipment-hire company’s rates and prices.Kiara hired the standard machine for 3 days. She also hired the upholstery wand tool, organised home delivery, and bought 4 large bottles of cleaning fluid.She also had to pay the deposit when hiring the upholstery machine.What was Kiara’s total cost including the deposit? a) $200 b) $225 c) $245 d) $255 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 262. The table below details the different number of phones sold over a week in an electronics store. What percentage of the phones sold were Samsung phones? a) 75% b) 50% c) 33% d) 25% None 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 102. Charlie had 5 tests this week. His results are in the table below.What percentage did Charlie score in his S + E test? a) 36% b) 64% c) 68% d) 71% None Question 80. Rose and her four friends went out for lunch.The total bill for the lunch was \$67.20.Rose was the only one to have a cup of coffee.She paid \$4 for her coffee and the rest of the bill was shared equally.Which expression shows the total amount of money Rose paid for her lunch?Complete correctly:The total amount Rose paid for her lunch is equal to: Please select your answer a) (67.20 – 4) ÷ 5 b) (67.20 + 4) ÷ 5 c) (67.20 + 4) ÷ 5 - 4 d) (67.20 – 4) ÷ 5 + 4 Question 205.The table below shows the weight of the players in a Super Rugby squadIn Australia, the average weight of an adult male is 85 kg.How many of the players are 21 kg or more above this average weight? a) 25 b) 23 c) 20 d) 18 None Question 225.The graph below shows the fundraising effort of two Surf lifesaving Clubs in 2019.How much more money did the Mullaloo SLSC raise than Fremantle SLSC? a) $1,450 b) $1,150 c) $400 d) $300 None Question 19.An electrician screws in a light bulb into a light fitting.To secure the bulb, the electrician turned through 2 1⁄2 revolutions.Through how many degrees did he turn the bulb? a) 900 degrees b) 720 degrees c) 540 degrees d) 360 degrees None Question 67 b.At the end of the trading day a newsagency has a number of notes in the till. They are:b) $43.75 was collected in coins; in total how much was collected altogether (notes + coins)? Please select your answer a) $475.75 b) $476.75 c) $477.75 d) $478.75 Question 31.Peter works as a window cleaner.To calculate the price of a cleaning job he must charge for several areas of his work: $20 per hour for his labour The cost of materials used GST, which is 10% of the total A job takes Peter 4 hours and he uses $10 worth of materials.How much should he charge for the job? a) $78 b) $86 c) $92 d) $99 None Question 143.A swimmer is training for an international event. The swimmer swims 3.4 kilometres 3 times a week and also swims on the weekend.The total distance for the week is 21 kilometres.What is the distance swum on the weekend? a) 5.6 km b) 7.3 km c) 9.2 km d) 10.8 km None Question 38.A computer screen is a rectangle, 40 cm by 30 cm.What is the area of the screen in square metres (m2)? a) 12m2 b) 1.2m2 c) 0.12m2 d) 0.012m2 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 268. Jessie’s dog had puppies. They sold all the pups except for one. The birth weight of the pup they kept was 0.8 kilograms. The pup has grown up and now weighs 20 times its birth weight. How much does the dog weigh now? a) 20 kilograms b) 16 kilograms c) 12 kilograms d) 8 kilograms None 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 108.The graph below shows population from different areas of the world over a one hundred year time period.From 1950 to 2010 the world population appears to have? a) Doubled b) Halved c) Stayed the same d) Tripled None Question 109. Joseph is looking for a holiday home to rent for 7 nights. He finds one that: Charges $150 per night Has a cleaning fee of $120 Wifi for $8 per night A repayable bond of $300 if there is no damage to the home. What is the total cost of his holiday rental if there is no damage to the home? a) $1,182 b) $1,226 c) $1,410 d) $1,526 None Question 241. A bakery wanted to purchase bulk paper bags for their baked goods.1 box contains 100 paper bags and costs $4Omar wants to buy 18 boxes of paper bags.Which expression states the total cost of purchasing the boxes of paper bags?The correct expression is: Please select your answer a) 4 x 10 + 4 x 8 b) 4 x 10 + 4 + 8 c) 4 x 10 + 18 d) 4 x 20 + 8 Question 25.Jacob buys tin fencing to enclose his vegetable patch.The size of the vegetable patch is 3 m x 2 m.He decides to buy 10% more fencing than the required length.How many metres of tin fencing did Jacob decide to buy? a) 10 m b) 11 m c) 12 m d) 15 m 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 23.Hannah has a part time job with a regular pay rate of $20 per hour.On Sundays her pay rate is 1.5 times the regular pay rate.Last week, she worked: 7 hours on Tuesday 5 hours on Wednesday and 3 hours on Sunday What should be Hannah’s pay for her work last Sunday? a) $90 b) $95 c) $100 d) $110 None Question 98.David is on a construction job. He charges $60 per half hour or part thereof.On Wednesday he was on the job for 5 ½ hours, on Thursday he returned for 3 ½ hours, and he finished the job on Friday with 50 minutes of work.How much did he charge for the job? a) $780 b) $920 c) $1,060 d) $1,200 None Question 167. Tony bought some shade cloth for his backyard, but it needs to be cut to size.To fit the area he needs, he cuts a length exactly 1 metre and 9 centimetres.What is this length in millimetres? a) 1,900 mm b) 1,090 mm c) 1,009 mm d) 190 mm e) 109 mm None Question 118.Which of the following expressions represents the proportion of red smarties in the picture? a) 10% b) 1 c) 1⁄10 d) 0.10 You’ve already answered some of the questions! Would you like to continue with quiz or restart it from beginning? Submit a CommentYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name Email Website Δ
