17. Task: Skim Reading Questions

This short essay is to check your writing ability.

Write a short essay answering the questions below. Write between 300 and 500 words.

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Answer these questions.

Why do you want to complete this course?

What career path appeals to you, and why?

Where would you like to be in five years time?

Choose the most suitable adverb for this sentence.

steadily     carefully     clumsily     quietly

Circle the synonym for the word worried.

Synonym means the same as the word.

The learner was worried about completing his first assignment.

The word below is spelt phonetically. Choose the correct spelling of this word.

Atenshun

Using ‘there’, ‘they’re’ and ’their’ correctly complete this sentence.

Rewrite the sentence below so it is in the past tense.

I am going to buy a new laptop so I can complete my studies.

Circle the antonym for the word optimistic.

Antonym means the opposite of the word.

She was feeling really optimistic about going to college.

Two apostrophes are missing. Put them in the correct place.

Theyre going to have to put hats on the childrens heads to protect them from the sun.

You are collating data for a local minor injuries unit. Over a week 2796 people come in for a minor injury, the emergency services brought in an additional 693, and 1209 came for a routine appointment. How many people did the team treat in that week?

You are running a health promotion and have 9865 leaflets to distribute over three weeks. You deliver 3754 in week one, and 2095 in week two. How many do you have left to deliver in week three?

Multiply 45 by 12

You have 840 bandages in 30 boxes. How many bandages will there be in each box?

What is 5% of 590? 

In a survey, 312 patients out of 624 said they were ‘quite satisfied’ with the service.

What percentage is that?

Answer the following questions about this graph: 

How many more oranges were sold in the third year than the first year?