Level 1 Functional Skills

Sample Paper Reference P000129

NCFE Functional Skills Qualification in English at Level 1 - Reading

501/1660/5

Time Allowed 1 HOUR

Candidate No:

Ext Ass Ref:

Batch No:

Forename:

Surname:

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Please ensure that your personal details above are correct.

You may use a dictionary during this assessment.

Read the scenario and each document carefully.

Read each question carefully before answering.

Marks are given in this section for evidence of accurate reading only and no marks are allocated for spelling, punctuation and grammar.

At the end of the assessment hand all documents over to the Invigilator as instructed.

DO NOT TURN OVER THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE INVIGILATOR.

For Examiner use only: / Reading
Activity number / 1 / 2 / 3 / Total marks
Marks awarded

Scenario

· You are planning to organise a sponsored walk in aid of ShelterBox.

· The Health and Safety Officer of your school/college/workplace is going to interview you to see how well you understand the risks involved.

· In order to persuade people to take part in the walk you will also need to know as much as possible about the charity ShelterBox.

Reading the 3 documents included here and answering the questions that follow should help you.

Read documents 1, 2 and 3 and then complete the 3 Reading Activities:

Reading Activity 1: Precautions when organising a sponsored walk

Reading Activity 2: The founder of ShelterBox explains how it all began

Reading Activity 3: The merits of ShelterBox as a chosen charity

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Rotary cTeamsG A SPONSORED WALKDocument 1

Adapted from www.miles4moos.org (Risk Assessment Form)

Document 2

Tom Henderson, Founder of ShelterBox,

explains how it all began

ShelterBox is such a simple idea, such an obvious solution, that people often ask me about its origin. The idea came to me in 1999 whilst watching a news report of yet another natural disaster. There seemed to be a gap in emergency shelter provision. Medicine and food were always a priority, but what about protection from the weather? Without it, chances of survival are very poor. So I developed this immediate home in a box and the project grew steadily. It came of age during the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004. ShelterBox sent more than 13,000 boxes to the areas hit by the tsunami.

It has been quite a journey. Since delivery of the first ShelterBoxes following the earthquake in Gujarat in January 2001, ShelterBox has grown beyond all recognition.

The financial year 08/09 saw our income top £6million. Over 90% of this went into direct aid. In 2008 we delivered nearly 12,000 boxes. This was double the number for the previous year. To date we have provided emergency shelter following over 80 disasters in more than 50 countries. While earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes and conflict continue to ravage peoples’ lives, leaving them injured, displaced and homeless, ShelterBox will continue to provide emergency housing and lifesaving equipment to those that need it.

We have set ourselves ambitious targets over the next five years, so that we can assist 500,000 people affected by disasters every year and continue to meet the need for emergency shelter around the world.

Adapted from www.shelterbox.org

Document 3

(Adapted from www.shelterbox.org )

Reading Activity 1: Preparing for your interview with the Health and Safety Officer

Read Document 1 and answer the questions.

1. About which aspect of the walk will you need to advise wheelchair users?

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2. According to the document, what might cause you to cancel the walk?

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3. You will need to make signposts to show the route and warn walkers of hazards.

Where else will you need to place signposts?

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4. Walkers should all carry bottled water, plasters and medication.

Name two other things that the document says they should carry.

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5. Under what circumstances would you need to have an ambulance team in

attendance throughout the walk?

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6. What are the two precautions that should be taken regarding children?

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Reading Activity 2: How ShelterBox Began

You should be able to answer questions that interested walkers might ask you about ShelterBox.

The questions are based on Document 2.

7. What exactly was Tom Henderson doing when the idea of ShelterBox came to him?

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8. In the case of a disaster what did Tom Henderson think were the three most important things that people would need?

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9. In which year did ShelterBox begin to operate?

A 1999

B 2001

C 2004

D 2008

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10. What percentage of ShelterBox’s income is used in direct aid?

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11. Tom gives examples of the sort of emergency situations in which they help.

Which of those examples could NOT be described as a natural disaster?

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12. A ShelterBox contains

A financial aid for poor countries

B medicine and food

C protection from the elements

D first aid equipment

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13. Since it started ShelterBox has

A assisted 500,000 people every year

B provided help in more than 80 disasters

C sent out more than 12,000 boxes every year

D received total donations of £6million

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Reading Activity 3: Knowing how the charity ShelterBox works

As this is to be your chosen charity you should know how it works in order to be able to persuade others to support you.

The questions are based on Document 3.

14. What is meant by saying that boxes are distributed ‘in the field’?

(paragraph 1, line 7)

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15. In what two ways do fundraising events help?

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16. Explain why all the boxes are numbered.

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17. What are the two main contents of a box?

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18. Which two other organisations are named as recognised supporters of ShelterBox?

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19. How does ShelterBox manage to keep its costs down?

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20. Explain why it is not possible for people to say exactly where they want their donations to go. What then happens to their donations?

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21. What proportion of funding is given by the UK public?

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22. Name two other sources that make up the money that ShelterBox receives.

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23. When a disaster happens, explain what ShelterBox considers to be most important. What do they aim to do?

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24. Name four ways in which ShelterBox relies on volunteers?

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End of Assessment