Functional Skills Mathematics
Level 1 Sample Looking After a Garden Paper EE
Notes to the assessor
Assessor Information and Guidance
Assessment Guidelines
This assessment covers the whole of the Functional Skills standards and a sample of the coverage and range.
Functional Skills Standard / Performance
/ Functional SkillsCoverage and Range / Task / Marks Allocated / N, A
G, S
Representing 30-40%
Understand practical problems in familiar and unfamiliar contexts and situations, some of which are non-routine.
Identify and obtain necessary information to tackle the problem.
Select mathematics in an organised way to find solutions.
Analysing 30-40%
Apply mathematics in an organised way to find solutions to straightforward practical problems for different purposes.
Use appropriate checking procedures at each stage.
Interpreting 30-40%
Interpret and communicate solutions to practical problems, drawing simple conclusions and giving explanations / Understand and use whole numbers and understand negative numbers in practical contexts / 2e / 1 / N - 1
Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers using a range of strategies / 1a 1b 2a 2b 2e / 3 2 2 2 1 / N - 10
Understand and use equivalences between common fractions, decimals and percentages / N - 0
Add and subtract decimals up to two decimal places / 2b / 2 / N - 2
Solve simple problems involving ratio, where one number is a multiple of the other / 1d / 2 / N –2
Use simple formulae expressed in word for one or two step operations / 1e 2e / 3 2 / A - 5
Solve problems requiring calculation, with common measures, including money, time, length, weight, capacity and temperature / 1b 2b / 2 2 / N–4
Convert units of measure in the same system / 1d 2a / 1 2 / N–3
Work out areas and perimeters in practical situations / G - 0
Construct geometric diagrams, models and shapes / 1d 2a / 2 2 / G - 4
Extract and interpret information from tables, diagrams, charts and graphs / 1b 1c 1f 2e / 1 4 2 1 / S –8
Collect and record discrete data and organise and represent information in different ways / 1d / 2 / S - 2
Find mean and range / 1f 1g / 3 3 / S - 6
Use data to assess the likelihood of an outcome. / S - 0
Representing – 17 marks = 36%, Analysing – 16 marks =34%, Interpreting – 14 marks = 30%
Open – 38 marks Closed – 9 marks Number – 22 marks, Algebra – 5 marks, Geometry – 4 marks, Statistics – 16 marks
Task One – growing flowers and vegetables
1ai / Chooses plant pots to add to 20 plants
OR
Selecting at least two of each sized pot
or selecting at least two of each sized pot so that the choice enables Cerys to plant exactly 20 plants
e.g. 2 small pots, 3 medium pots and 4 large pots
checking number of plants adds to exactly 20
e.g. 1 x 1 + 3 x 2 + 4 x 3 = 20 / 3 marks in total
1 – choice of pots
OR 2 – choice of pots
1 - check / R – 1
I – 1
A - 1 / O - 3
1b / Calculating cost of small pots
e.g. 2 pots costs (£) 7.50 x 2 = (£)15
Calculating cost of medium pots
e.g. 3 pots cost (£)9 x 3 = (£)27
Calculating cost of large pots
e.g. 4 pots cost (£)13.50 x 4 = (£)54
Showing total cost is more or less than £100
e.g. 15 + 27 + 54= (£)96
Calculating money left over from £100 or overspend
e.g. 100 – 96 =£4 / 5 marks in total
1 – follow through from task 1a – small pots cost
1 – follow through from task 1a – medium pots cost
1 – follow through from task 1a – large pots cost
1 – follow through – total cost
1 – follow through – amount left / R – 1
R – 1
R – 1
A – 1
A - 1 / O - 5
1c / Shows evidence of extracting that, for radishes and courgettes and carrots, sowing starts in March/April
Shows evidence of extracting harvesting lasts for 4 months for courgettes and 6 months for radish and carrots
Chooses 2 vegetables e.g. carrots, radishes or courgettes
Explain why chosen e.g. because sowing starts later (than for spring onions) or because harvesting lasts for more months / 4 marks in total
1 – late sowing
1 – long harvesting
1 – choice of vegetables
1 - reason / R – 1
R – 1
I – 1
I - 1 / O - 4
1d / Accurate Bed drawn applying scale
e.g. 20cm long, 15cm wide.
Dimensions of sides labelled
Plants 50 cm apart
Plants 20 cm from edge
12 plants drawn / 7 marks in total
1 – appropriate length
1 – appropriate width
2 – 1 each dimension labelled
1 - plants drawn 50 cm apart
1 – 20 cm from edge
1 – 12 plants / A – 1
A - 1
I - 2
R - 1
R - 1
R - 1 / O -7
1e / Subtracts 32 from 55
Multiplies answer by 5
Divides by 9
e.g. 12.78 / 3 marks in total
1 – apply formula
1 – follow through - calc
1 – follow through - answer / A – 1
A – 1
A – 1 / C - 3
1f / Extracts 3 or 4 correct tallies
or extracts 5 correct tallies
i.e. 35, 36, 14, 34, 32
adds frequencies correctly
i.e. 151
divides by 5
i.e. 30.2
Rounds to full tomato - 31 / 5 marks in total
1
or 2 - tallies
1 – follow through - totals
1 – follow through – division
1 – rounding – follow through / R – 1
R – 1
A – 1
A – 1
I - 1 / C –5
1g / Makes appropriate comment
e.g. mean average number of tomatoes per plant for Cerys is less
Gives an appropriate description
e.g. it has made Cerys’s mean average much less than the average stated in the article
Gives an appropriate response
e.g. Cerys’s average would be much closer to the average in the article / 3 marks in total
1 - comment
1 – description
1 - conclusion / I – 1
I – 1
I - 1 / O - 3
Total marks Task 1 - 30
Task Two – Building a patio
2a / Decides to work consistently in either metres or centimetres
e.g. converts 2m to 200cm
Uses two types of slabs
Either show evidence of adding any combination of either 30 (0.3)or 60 (0.6) so that the sum is 390 cm (3.9m)
Pattern shows that width of path is 60 cm
(0.6m) wide all the way along the path.
Pattern is symmetrical / 6 marks in total
1 – consistent units
1 – two types used
Combination of slabs
1 – calculation
1 – correct answer
1 – path pattern is consistently 0.6m wide
1 – symmetrical pattern / R – 1
R - 1
A – 1
I - 1
R - 1
I - 1 / O –5
C - 1
2b / Calculating 75p discounted price:
calculating 5 – 0.75 = (£)4.25
Then 15 x 4.25 = £63.75
(or calculating 5 x 15 = (£)75
15 x 75p = (£)11.25
75 – 11.25 = £63.75)
Deducing 12 slabs possible for price of 10 (or 18 for the price of 15)
Working out cost (of 12 slabs) is £50 or £75 for 18
Deducing remaining 3 slabs can be bought for 75p discount
Calculating cost:
e.g. (£)3 x 4.25 = £12.75
Calculating total cost is (50 + 12.75 = ) £62.75
Deducing cheapest way is to buy 12 slabs for price of 10 slabs and remaining 3 discounted at 75p / 6 marks in total
1 – calculate discount offer
1 – answer - follow through (must have correct money unit)
1 – correct response only
1 – cost of remaining 3 slabs or explanation that bought 3 too many if chose 18 slab option - follow through
1 – total cost - follow through
1 – choice of offer - follow through / R – 1
A – 1
I – 1
A – 1
A – 1
I - 1 / O - 6
Total marks Task 2 - 12
Task Three – Using weed killer
3 / Selecting 1 day rate or weekend special – correct amount seen eg £20
Calculating number of occurrences a year is 24
Use formula correctly eg £20 x 24 + £10 seen
Correct answer eg £490
Giving an appropriate comparison eg rental option is dearer / 5 marks total
1 – choice of rate – any ok if explain why
1 – how often needed
1 - apply formula correctly – allow follow through
1 correct answer – allow follow through
1 – comparison between rental and buying – allow follow through / R – 1
R – 1
A – 1
A – 1
I - 1 / O - 5
Total marks Task 3 - 5
Activity / Candidate mark
Task 1 – 30
Task 2 – 12
Task 3 –5
TOTAL marks 47
PASS MARK 31
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