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 34.Steve had a shed that was becoming cluttered. He decided that he would hang some of his tools from a tool rack.In one section of the rack he could only fit 5 tools.Each tool needed a hook to hang on.The first and last hooks had to be 4 centimetres from the edge of the rack, andThe distance between all 5 hooks had to be the same distance.The tool rack was 58cm long.How far apart was each hook from each other? a) 7.5 cm b) 10.5 cm c) 12.5 cm d) 15.0 cm 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 35.The graph below shows Sophie’s monthly budget.Sophie budgets $150 for food.How much does she budget for entertainment? a) $80 b) $100 c) $120 d) $160 None Question 44.Daisy uses her measuring cups quite frequently when cooking.Their sizes are 1⁄2 cup, 1⁄4 cup, 1⁄3 cup, and 1⁄8 cup.What size is Daisy’s largest cup? a) 1⁄2 cup b) 1⁄4 cup c) 1⁄3 cup d) 1⁄8 cup 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 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 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 17.Barometers are used when measuring atmospheric air pressure.Two units commonly used for atmospheric pressure are the hectopascal (hPa) and millimetres of mercury (mmHg).What atmospheric pressure is this barometer showing in hectopascals? a) 1016 hPa b) 1012 hPa c) 762 hPa d) 758 hPa None Question 212.Eli was living and working in Auckland, New Zealand. He had family all over the globe; from Perth to Johannesburg to New York.One evening Eli wanted to call his cousin in New York. It was 8:15 pm in Auckland.He didn’t call, as he realised, that the time in New York was 2:15 am.Eli called his cousin the next day at 11 am Auckland time.What was the time in New York when he called his cousin? a) 5 am b) 5 pm c) 7 am d) 7 pm 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 199.Peter owns a self-storage facility in an industrial area. He is creating new units that have floor dimensions of 3 m by 3 m. The total floor space available for storage units is 540 m2What is the largest number of units he can create? a) 60 b) 54 c) 36 d) 27 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 130.John was building a play house for his children. He measured the top section for some beams that he needed for the roof. As he was building one of the other sections he realised that the original measurement for the roof was incorrect. He needed an additional 15% of wood for the beam.The original measurement for the beam was 1,800 mm. What does the new length of the beam need to be? a) 2,050 mm b) 2,070 mm c) 2,095 mm d) 2,115 mm None Question 105.Sam spent $16 on spaghetti at the supermarket.Which of the following statements are true?Sam could have bought: a) Two 4 packs, two 3 packs and two single cans b) Three 4 packs and one 3 pack c) Four 3 packs and 4 single cans d) Five single cans, one 3 pack and three 4 packs Question 18.At a beef farm, 90 cattle were moved out of the paddock and weighed. Cattle heavier than 660 kilograms were not returned to the paddock.How many cattle were not returned to the paddock? a) 61 b) 49 c) 25 d) 19 None Question 195. Mercy was looking at the Australian Bureau of Statistics website and noticed that almost 500,000 people regularly took the train to work. Out of the total population that uses some type of transport to work, this equals 5% of the Australian population traveling to a workplace.What is 5% expressed as a fraction? a) 5⁄10 b) 1⁄5 c) 5⁄100 d) 1⁄50 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 242. The Emu Downs Wind Farm is a 79.2 MW wind farm, approximately 200 kilometres North of Perth, near Cervantes. The wind farm provides electricity to the Kwinana Desalination Plant to produce drinking water for Perth.If 1 Megawatt (MW) = 1000 kilowatts (kW) and 1 kilowatt (kW) = 1000 watts (W) how many kilowatts are produced by the Emu Downs wind farm? a) 79,200,000 kW b) 7,920,000 kW c) 792,000 kW d) 79,200 kW None Question 176. Before slikpik, lotto players had to choose six numbers from 1 to 45.To win the lotto jackpot, they had to have all six numbers corresponding to the lotto draw.Charlotte’s numbers were: 16, 17, 25, 27, 36, 42Matilda’s numbers were: 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 45Olivia’s numbers were: 9, 13, 21, 28, 41, 45Which one of these statements is true? a) Olivia’s numbers are completely random, so she is the most likely to win. b) Charlotte’s numbers are large, and hence have the best chance of winning. c) All three players have the same chance of winning. d) Matilda’s numbers have a pattern, so she has the least chance of winning. None Question 152. Gabriel went to the shop to buy some chewing gum. In one packet there were 14 sticks of gum. He bought 3 packets.How many sticks of gum did he have in total? a) 32 b) 36 c) 40 d) 42 None Question 158.A cricket sight screen is used so a batsman can see the cricket ball clearly as it comes out of a bowler’s hand. Sight screens are rectangular in size, mostly 4 m by 5 m and are placed at the edge of the oval behind the bowler’s run up.What is the area of the 4 m by 5 m sight screen in square centimetres (cm2)? a) 200,000 cm2 b) 185,000 cm2 c) 160,000 cm2 d) 144,000 cm2 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 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 206.Graeme worked as a carpenter’s apprentice.His boss had asked him to saw a wood cube in half for a specific join.His boss specified that the cube was to be cut vertically and across the diagonal as per the diagram.Which of the following is the shape of the cut wood? a) A b) B c) C d) D 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 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 227.Chris owns a farm just South of Perth. He was on the Bureau of Meteorology website looking to gather some information on the likelihood of getting above the median rainfall on his farm.What is the chance that Chris will get above the median rainfall for his farm? a) Moderately likely b) Likely c) Unlikely d) Not at all likely 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 42.Victoria Skype calls from Perth to Adelaide regularly for business.When it is 3:30pm in Adelaide, it is 1:00pm in Perth.Victoria had to make a Skype call at 1:15pm Adelaide time.What was the time in Perth when she had to make that Skype call? a) 10:15am b) 10:45am c) 11:15am d) 11: 30am None Question 122.Harry was going to a National Basketball League game. He had to travel on the train to and from the game plus purchase tickets for the game. The game tickets cost \$64. The return train ride cost \$15.How much did his trip out to watch the game cost him? a) $83 b) $79 c) $75 d) $68 None Question 106.A car is travelling at 1.5km/min on a Freeway.How fast is the car travelling in kilometres per hour? a) 80 km/h b) 87 km/h c) 90 km/h d) 102 km/h 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 215.Brad was building a new house. In the bedrooms he was installing Jarrah wood flooring.It costs $120 per square metre.Looking at the floor plan for Bedroom 4 below, how much should it cost to install the Jarrah wood flooring? a) $1500 b) $1488 c) $1432 d) $1376 None Question 186.What is the temperature shown on this thermometer? a) 20 °C b) 19 °C c) 18 °C d) 16 °C 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 170. Bruce had his backyard fence fall down during a storm. Temporary fencing is required while he organises to get a replacement fence. He needs 10 fencing panels to cover the fallen fence.The length of each fence panel is 2400 millimetres. There is a 5 centimetre gap between each of the panels when joined together.What will be the total length of the fencing once it has been assembled? a) 244.5 metres b) 240.4 metres c) 24.45 metres d) 24.04 metres None Question 246. Carrie was buying food for her daughter’s birthday party. She noticed that chocolate bars and boxes were on sale.A bar of chocolate was \$3 and a box of chocolates was \$5. She bought the same number of bars as boxes.If she paid with a \$50 note and got \$2 in change, how many bars and boxes did she buy altogether? a) 6 b) 8 c) 9 d) 4 None Question 223. Ava and her 5 friends went out for dinner.The total bill for the dinner was \$146.80.Ava was the only one to have a starter with her main meal.She paid \$16 for her starter and the rest of the bill was shared equally amongst the six of them.Which expression shows the total amount of money Ava paid for her dinner?The total amount Ava paid for her dinner is equal to: Please select your answer a) (146.80 – 16) ÷ 6 + 16 b) (146.80 + 16) ÷ 6 - 16 c) (146.80 + 16) ÷ 6 d) (146.80 – 16) ÷ 6 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 165. Wayne works in a part time job. He is paid $32 per hour.His is getting a 5% pay rise.How much more will Wayne be paid per hour? a) $1.06 b) $1.60 c) $3.20 d) $3.60 None Question 164.Mike is going on an overnight hike. He weighs himself with his backpack.Mike then weighs himself without his backpack.How much does Mike’s backpack weigh? a) 18.5 kg b) 19 kg c) 19.5 kg d) 20 kg None Question 100.1 gram of protein contains 4 Calories.1 gram of fat contains 9 Calories.1 Calorie is equivalent to approximately 4.2 kilojoules.A lamb loin chop contains 11 grams of fat.How many kilojoules of fat are there in the lamb chop? a) 412.6 kilojoules b) 415.8 kilojoules c) 416.2 kilojoules d) 418.4 kilojoules None Question 263. The map below shows the different areas of the City of Melville, within the Perth metropolitan area. These areas correspond to scheduled dates when verge side collections take place. Helen’s verge side collection takes place in Area 8. Using a system of x-y coordinates, which of these coordinates could be the location of her house? a) (2,4) b) (4,5) c) (6,3) d) (4,3) 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 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 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