Functional Skills Get Further Follow- Up Quiz

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Question 1

Mauritius is one of the leading tourist destinations in the world and is known for its amazing natural beauty and sub-tropical climate. Temperatures rarely fall below 17 °C, or exceed 31 °C, making Mauritius a tempting choice if you enjoy sunshine but don’t want extremes of heat. The island’s varied terrain offers many different microclimates and the south-easterly trade winds will make it feel cooler on the east and south coast through the winter months.

What is the main purpose of this text? Choose one response below which best fits.

a) To argueb) To informc) To persuaded) To describe

Question 2

Mauritius is one of the leading tourist destinations in the world and is known for its amazing natural beauty and sub-tropical climate. Temperatures rarely fall below 17 °C, or exceed 31 °C, making Mauritius a tempting choice if you enjoy sunshine but don’t want extremes of heat. The island’s varied terrain offers many different microclimates and the south-easterly trade winds will make it feel cooler on the east and south coast through the winter months.

What is true about Mauritius? Choose the response below which best fits.

a) It is popular with tourists.b) It gets extremely hot.c) It is often colder than 17 degrees.d) Its terrain is all the same.

Question 3

Mauritius is one of the leading tourist destinations in the world and is known for its amazing natural beauty and sub-tropical climate. Temperatures rarely fall below 17 °C, or exceed 31 °C, making Mauritius a tempting choice if you enjoy sunshine but don’t want extremes of heat. The island’s varied terrain offers many different microclimates and the south-easterly trade winds will make it feel cooler on the east and south coast through the winter months.

Is this text fact or opinion?

a) Neitherb) Opinionc) Fact

Question 4

Are you right for rabbits?

Countless rabbits suffer neglect at the hands of owners who don’t understand, or aren’t ready to commit to their rabbits’ needs.

We cover both these questions on this page – take just a little time to read it. Rescue shelters are bursting at the seams with rabbits abandoned by owners who didn’t take the trouble to find out what was involved – an estimated 67,000 rabbits a year go through rescue.

Which language feature is used in this text? Choose the response below which best fits.

Question 5

Are you right for rabbits?
Countless rabbits suffer neglect at the hands of owners who don’t understand, or aren’t ready to commit to their rabbits’ needs.

We cover both these questions on this page – take just a little time to read it. Rescue shelters are bursting at the seams with rabbits abandoned by owners who didn’t take the trouble to find out what was involved – an estimated 67,000 rabbits a year go through rescue.

What is an example of an idiom in this text?

Question 6

Are you right for rabbits?
Countless rabbits suffer neglect at the hands of owners who don’t understand, or aren’t ready to commit to their rabbits’ needs.

We cover both these questions on this page – take just a little time to read it. Rescue shelters are bursting at the seams with rabbits abandoned by owners who didn’t take the trouble to find out what was involved – an estimated 67,000 rabbits a year go through rescue.

What is an example of informal language in this text?

a) Just take a little time to read itb) 67,000 rabbits a year go through rescuec) Are you right for rabbits?d) Rabbits abandoned by ownerse) Don't know

Question 9

Are you right for rabbits?

Countless rabbits suffer neglect at the hands of owners who don’t understand, or aren’t ready to commit to their rabbits’ needs.

We cover both these questions on this page – take just a little time to read it. Rescue shelters are bursting at the seams with rabbits abandoned by owners who didn’t take the trouble to find out what was involved – an estimated 67,000 rabbits a year go through rescue.

What is the writer's opinion of owners who abandon their rabbits? Select THREE choices.

	Yes
a) They are cruel people.
b) They aren't ready for a pet rabbit.
c) They love hurting rabbits.
d) They don't understand how to look after rabbits.
e) Some didn't bother to do research before buying a rabbit.
f) They are very clever people.
g) People who abandon rabbits are funny.

Question 10

Dear Sirs,

I wanted to write to you to express my delight at your exciting new restaurant! What a difference to how the building used to look - now it's bigger, brighter and more beautiful.
I greatly enjoyed my chicken salad, and my husband was impressed to see such a broad range of vegetarian options that he could enjoy: the mushroom pizza he selected looked delicious.
It has been such a long time since our high street has had somewhere worth going to, and I am especially glad that you will be available to diners from 9am all the way until midnight.
Thank you, and keep up the good work.

Emily Saunders

What does the writer like about the restaurant? Choose three answers.

	Yes
a) They gave her free food.
b) They have good vegetarian options.
c) They have a dancefloor.
d) They offer kids' meals.
e) They allow pets inside.
f) They are never closed.
g) They serve three kinds of ice cream.
h) They have improved the building.

Question 11

Dear Sirs,

I wanted to write to you to express my delight at your exciting new restaurant! What a difference to how the building used to look - now it's bigger, brighter and more beautiful.
I greatly enjoyed my chicken salad, and my husband was impressed to see such a broad range of vegetarian options that he could enjoy: the mushroom pizza he selected looked delicious.
It has been such a long time since our high street has had somewhere worth going to, and I am especially glad that you will be available to diners from 9am all the way until midnight.
Thank you, and keep up the good work.

Emily Saunders

Identify three ways the restaurant is an improvement on how the building used to look.

	Yes
a) The building is warmer.
b) The building is bigger.
c) The building is more beautiful.
d) The building has been repainted.
e) The building has new furniture.
f) The building has a garden now.
g) The building has air conditioning.
h) The building is brighter.

Question 12

What organisational features are used in this leaflet? Select TWO answers which best fit.

	Yes
a) Bullet points
b) Text box
c) Quote
d) Sub title
e) Step-by-step

Question 13

What is the main purpose of this leaflet?

a) To argue about the benefits of drinking milk.b) To inform the reader about where milk comes from.c) To argue that more people should drink milk.d) To persuade people to buy milk.e) To describe what The Fine Milk Company sells in their shop.f) Don't know

Question 14

How does the writer persuade the reader to buy milk? Select THREE answers which best fit.

	Yes
a) Shows a photo of bread
b) Includes a quote that shares a positive opinion.
c) Includes a logo.
d) Puts "FREE DELIVERY" in all capital letters.
e) Includes a phone number.
f) Includes photos of the milk looking good.

Question 16

This text, from a non-fiction book by travel writer Bill Bryson, discusses some of the habits and attitudes the British have.

What phrases or words in the extract give the impression that the writer admires the attitudes of people in Britain? Select three examples from the extract that best fit from the choices below.

	Yes
a) 'golden quality'
b) ‘an innate sense’
c) 'you defy it at your peril'
d) 'Deference'
e) 'good manners'
f) 'a quiet consideration for others'

Question 17

Meet the first red squirrels to ever have been born at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire.

The group of four babies, also known as kits, are part of a UK-wide breeding programme which aims to reintroduce the species back into the wild.

The boy and three girls, were born in a type of nest known as a drey, which is roughly the size of a football and made up of twigs and small branches with leaves, moss and grass lining the inside.

List THREE things the website text tells us about red squirrels:

	Yes
a) Red squirrels are bigger than grey squirrels.
b) Baby squirrels are called "kits".
c) Three baby girls were born.
d) Squirrels are roughly the size of a football.
e) A squirrel nest is called a "drey".
f) Baby squirrels are called "dreys".

Question 18

Read the student's writing below.

This student’s writing includes spelling and grammar mistakes. How should this extract have been written? Choose THREE corrections below.

	Yes
a) Our Mental Wellbeing
b) Our minds
c) minds our
d) important
e) are bodies
f) our mental wellbeing

Question 19

Read this student's writing below.

This student’s writing includes their / there / they're spelling mistakes. How should this sentence have been written? Choose the correct version below.

a) Their getting they’re hair dyed over there.b) There getting their hair dyed over there.c) They’re getting their hair dyed over there.d) They’re getting they’re hair dyed over there.e) Don't know

Question 20

Becoz I have allways loved chickens, I was exited to finally own one as a pet.

	Yes
a) Because
b) shud
c) always
d) all ways
e) excited
f) chicken

Question 21

Wen I first saw my pet chicken I new I wud call him Mr stevens because he had fluffy hair like my teacher and I like him alot.

This student’s writing includes four spelling mistakes. How should this extract have been written? Choose FOUR corrections below.

	Yes
a) chiken
b) becos
c) When
d) would
e) seen
f) Stevens
g) teecher
h) a lot

Question 22

Kathy Marks, an Australian-based journalist, writes about the dangers of funnel-web spiders as they invade Sydney. The headline of her article reads ‘Killer funnel-web spiders invade Sydney: Several residents already bitten by the plagues of venomous arachnid.’

Choose four statements that are TRUE and four statements that you think are FALSE.

	TRUE	FALSE
a) Climate change has meant that the breeding season of the funnel-web spider is now happening earlier than usual.
b) The funnel-web spider is the most dangerous spider in the world.
c) The breeding season of the funnel-web spider is normally in February.
d) Funnel-web spiders have sharp fangs that can bite through fingers.
e) The bite of a funnel-web spiders can be fatal.
f) Since the development of an antidote, no one has died from being bitten by a funnel-web spider.
g) Funnel-web spiders are said to be able to leap 18 inches.
h) Funnel-web spiders are native to New Zealand.

Question 23

This text is from a newspaper article about the rescue of a vessel stranded in pack ice.

What does ‘Snow Dragon’ refer to? Choose the answer below that best fits.

a) The name of the ship with stranded passengersb) The name of the research expeditionc) The name of the French rescue vesseld) The name of the Chinese rescue vessele) The headline given to the news story by the journalistf) The nickname given to the master of the rescue vessel by his crewg) Don't know

Question 24

This text is from a newspaper article about the rescue of a vessel stranded in pack ice.

Choose four statements that are TRUE and four statements that you think are FALSE.

	TRUE	FALSE
a) The Snow Dragon can break through ice, no matter how thick.
b) The Snow Dragon is a type of vessel that is known as an icebreaker.
c) French vessels are not as effective at breaking through ice as Chinese vessels.
d) There was a distance of about six nautical miles between the Snow Dragon and the stranded ship.
e) The stranded passengers were upset, when they realised the Snow Dragon could not come any closer.
f) The stranded passengers remained trapped, when the Snow Dragon could not come any closer.
g) The original plan was for the Snow Dragon to get close enough to allow the stranded passengers to come onboard.
h) The master of the Snow Dragon prioritised the safety of his own crew, over rescuing the stranded passengers.

Question 25

This text is from a newspaper article about the rescue of a vessel stranded in pack ice.

Where are the trapped tourists and scientists from? Choose three correct answers.

	Yes
a) China
b) New Zealand
c) Australia
d) Antarctica
e) France
f) Britain

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