KnowMeQ Numeracy Assessment (Post Assessment)

The KnowMeQ Numeracy Assessment is to be completed in one sitting. Although it was designed to be finished in 30 minutes, there is no set time limit.

It is recommended you have a pencil, paper and eraser for any rough work, and you may use a (dictionary, thesaurus, calculator) as you wish.

Answer all questions as best you can. If you leave a question blank, you may go back to finish it.

The Numeracy Assessment includes a self-assessment, which must be completed first. Information from the self-assessment will be compared to your overall performance on the Numeracy Assessment.

The final question of this assessment will ask you to enter your Amazon Mechanical Turk Worker ID. This will be used to verify completion of the work assignment so please ensure that your Mechanical Turk Worker ID is entered correctly. If you do not enter your Mechanical Turk Worker ID correctly you will not be compensated for completing the assessment.

Think about your work and life experience. Then indicate whether or not you are able to perform each of the functions listed below.

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* 1. For each of the following questions consider if you are able to:

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* 2. Which option shows the four numbers in order from greatest to least?

78 084 800 105 9 887 690 023

9 887 800 105 78 084 690 023

800 105 78 084 690 023 9 887

800 105 690 023 78 084 9 887

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* 3. A daily ticket to an amusement park costs $45.00. A season’s pass costs $200.00. What is the least number of visits to the amusement park for which the season’s pass is the more economical option?

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* 4. What percent is 54 of 54 000?

0.1%

0.01%

0.001%

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* 5. Alex’s bank account shows a record of her withdrawals and deposits. One week, her closing balance was greater than her opening balance. Which could be the record of her withdrawals and deposits that week?

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* 6. Mehta creates a budget based on this graph.

Which budget follows this graph?

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* 7. A company with 10 employees records an average (mean) yearly salary of $104 900. The president earns $200 000, the vice president earns $175 000, the manager earns $100 000, and the remaining employees earn equal salaries. What is the salary of each of the remaining employees?

$57 400

$67 857

$82 000

$75 000

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* 8. This graph shows the average home price in Ontario from November 2021 to August 2022.

According to this graph, during which of the following periods of time would home prices have been most economical?

December 2021 to February 2022

February 2022 to April 2022

May 2022 to June 2022

July 2022 to August 2022

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* 9. Each week, Tony is paid a base salary of $225 and $16/h. What is Tony’s total weekly pay when he works 40 hours in a week?

$241.00

$640.00

$865.00

$9640.00

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* 10. Zeb is hiking up a mountain. For every 1000 m he climbs, the temperature decreases about 9.8 °C.

He starts at an elevation of 700 m where the temperature is 21 °C. What is his elevation when the temperature is about 6 °C?

2500 m

2200 m

1700 m

1500 m

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* 11. Luke makes salad dressing using oil and vinegar in the ratio 5:2. Luke needs 250 ml of salad dressing. About how much oil and vinegar should Luke use?

200 ml oil and 50 ml vinegar

180 ml oil and 70 ml vinegar

250 ml oil and 100 ml vinegar

150 ml oil and 100 ml vinegar

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* 12. The chart below shows the cost to print T-shirts at a T-Shirt Company.

Number of T-Shirts Total Cost

10 $175

20 $325

30 $475

Which of the following describes the total cost to print T-shirts at this company?

$16.25 per T-shirt

$17.50 per T-shirt

$15 and an additional $25 per T-shirt

$25 and an additional $15 per T-shirt

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* 13. Which diagram below shows the parts of a circle correctly labelled?

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* 14. The starting temperature of an oven is 80 °C. Which of these thermometers shows the temperature of the oven after the temperature has risen by 150 °F?

230 °F

325 °F

450 °F

300 °F

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* 15. Which option shows measurements in order from largest to smallest?

1 m, 1 in, 1 ft, 1 cm

1 ft, 1 in, 1 cm, 1 m

1 m, 1 ft, 1 in, 1 cm

1 cm, 1 in, 1 ft 1 m

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* 16. A rectangular deck is pictured below.

Which statement is false?

To double the deck’s area, use half the length and four times the width.

To double the deck’s area, double the length and leave the width.

To triple the deck’s area, triple the width and leave the length.

To half the deck’s area, half the width and half the length.

	Yes	Somewhat	No
use a basic calculator to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers	use a basic calculator to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers Yes	use a basic calculator to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers Somewhat	use a basic calculator to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers No
solve problems that require multiple steps or operations	solve problems that require multiple steps or operations Yes	solve problems that require multiple steps or operations Somewhat	solve problems that require multiple steps or operations No
assess that results and calculations make sense in the context	assess that results and calculations make sense in the context Yes	assess that results and calculations make sense in the context Somewhat	assess that results and calculations make sense in the context No
order numbers (whole, decimal, fraction, integer)	order numbers (whole, decimal, fraction, integer) Yes	order numbers (whole, decimal, fraction, integer) Somewhat	order numbers (whole, decimal, fraction, integer) No
calculate the total cost of items on a bill	calculate the total cost of items on a bill Yes	calculate the total cost of items on a bill Somewhat	calculate the total cost of items on a bill No
receive cash payments and make change	receive cash payments and make change Yes	receive cash payments and make change Somewhat	receive cash payments and make change No
determine the best value for products with differing cost structures (e.g., laundry soap 1.09 L for $5.99 or 4.55 L for $20.97)	determine the best value for products with differing cost structures (e.g., laundry soap 1.09 L for $5.99 or 4.55 L for $20.97) Yes	determine the best value for products with differing cost structures (e.g., laundry soap 1.09 L for $5.99 or 4.55 L for $20.97) Somewhat	determine the best value for products with differing cost structures (e.g., laundry soap 1.09 L for $5.99 or 4.55 L for $20.97) No
calculate percentages	calculate percentages Yes	calculate percentages Somewhat	calculate percentages No
understand and use fractions	understand and use fractions Yes	understand and use fractions Somewhat	understand and use fractions No
analyse and compare data from tables and graphs	analyse and compare data from tables and graphs Yes	analyse and compare data from tables and graphs Somewhat	analyse and compare data from tables and graphs No
calculate simple averages (mean, median, mode)	calculate simple averages (mean, median, mode) Yes	calculate simple averages (mean, median, mode) Somewhat	calculate simple averages (mean, median, mode) No
understand and calculate probabilities of events occurring	understand and calculate probabilities of events occurring Yes	understand and calculate probabilities of events occurring Somewhat	understand and calculate probabilities of events occurring No
calculate with rates, ratios, and proportions	calculate with rates, ratios, and proportions Yes	calculate with rates, ratios, and proportions Somewhat	calculate with rates, ratios, and proportions No
describe and use patterns shown by graphs, tables, symbols, and words	describe and use patterns shown by graphs, tables, symbols, and words Yes	describe and use patterns shown by graphs, tables, symbols, and words Somewhat	describe and use patterns shown by graphs, tables, symbols, and words No
take simple measurements (e.g. length, mass, temperature)	take simple measurements (e.g. length, mass, temperature) Yes	take simple measurements (e.g. length, mass, temperature) Somewhat	take simple measurements (e.g. length, mass, temperature) No
estimate quantities and measures	estimate quantities and measures Yes	estimate quantities and measures Somewhat	estimate quantities and measures No
perform measurement conversions (e.g. inches to centimetres, millilitres to litres)	perform measurement conversions (e.g. inches to centimetres, millilitres to litres) Yes	perform measurement conversions (e.g. inches to centimetres, millilitres to litres) Somewhat	perform measurement conversions (e.g. inches to centimetres, millilitres to litres) No
describe and identify the properties of regular 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes (e.g., squares have 4 equal sides and 4 right angles)	describe and identify the properties of regular 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes (e.g., squares have 4 equal sides and 4 right angles) Yes	describe and identify the properties of regular 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes (e.g., squares have 4 equal sides and 4 right angles) Somewhat	describe and identify the properties of regular 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes (e.g., squares have 4 equal sides and 4 right angles) No
calculate areas of regular 2-dimensional shapes and volumes of regular 3 -dimensional shapes	calculate areas of regular 2-dimensional shapes and volumes of regular 3 -dimensional shapes Yes	calculate areas of regular 2-dimensional shapes and volumes of regular 3 -dimensional shapes Somewhat	calculate areas of regular 2-dimensional shapes and volumes of regular 3 -dimensional shapes No

Number of T-Shirts	Total Cost
10	$175
20	$325
30	$475

KnowMeQ Numeracy Assessment (Post Assessment)

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* 1. For each of the following questions consider if you are able to:

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* 2. Which option shows the four numbers in order from greatest to least?

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* 3. A daily ticket to an amusement park costs $45.00. A season’s pass costs $200.00. What is the least number of visits to the amusement park for which the season’s pass is the more economical option?

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* 4. What percent is 54 of 54 000?

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* 5. Alex’s bank account shows a record of her withdrawals and deposits. One week, her closing balance was greater than her opening balance. Which could be the record of her withdrawals and deposits that week?

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* 6. Mehta creates a budget based on this graph. Which budget follows this graph?

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* 7. A company with 10 employees records an average (mean) yearly salary of $104 900. The president earns $200 000, the vice president earns $175 000, the manager earns $100 000, and the remaining employees earn equal salaries. What is the salary of each of the remaining employees?

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* 8. This graph shows the average home price in Ontario from November 2021 to August 2022. According to this graph, during which of the following periods of time would home prices have been most economical?

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* 9. Each week, Tony is paid a base salary of $225 and $16/h. What is Tony’s total weekly pay when he works 40 hours in a week?

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* 10. Zeb is hiking up a mountain. For every 1000 m he climbs, the temperature decreases about 9.8 °C. He starts at an elevation of 700 m where the temperature is 21 °C. What is his elevation when the temperature is about 6 °C?

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* 11. Luke makes salad dressing using oil and vinegar in the ratio 5:2. Luke needs 250 ml of salad dressing. About how much oil and vinegar should Luke use?

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* 12. The chart below shows the cost to print T-shirts at a T-Shirt Company. Number of T-Shirts Total Cost 10 $175 20 $325 30 $475 Which of the following describes the total cost to print T-shirts at this company?

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* 13. Which diagram below shows the parts of a circle correctly labelled?

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* 14. The starting temperature of an oven is 80 °C. Which of these thermometers shows the temperature of the oven after the temperature has risen by 150 °F?

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* 15. Which option shows measurements in order from largest to smallest?

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* 16. A rectangular deck is pictured below. Which statement is false?

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* 17. Please enter your Amazon Mechanical Turk Worker ID. (Ensure this ID is correct in order to receive payment for completing this work assignment).

* 6. Mehta creates a budget based on this graph.

Which budget follows this graph?

* 8. This graph shows the average home price in Ontario from November 2021 to August 2022.

According to this graph, during which of the following periods of time would home prices have been most economical?

* 10. Zeb is hiking up a mountain. For every 1000 m he climbs, the temperature decreases about 9.8 °C.

He starts at an elevation of 700 m where the temperature is 21 °C. What is his elevation when the temperature is about 6 °C?

* 12. The chart below shows the cost to print T-shirts at a T-Shirt Company.

Number of T-Shirts Total Cost

10 $175

20 $325

30 $475

Which of the following describes the total cost to print T-shirts at this company?

* 16. A rectangular deck is pictured below.

Which statement is false?