Functional Skills Maths Level 2

Number

L2.1. Read, write, order and compare positive and negative numbers of any size

L2.1.1. Read, write, order and compare positive and negative numbers of any size   Video  Questions   Answers

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L2.2. Carry out calculations with numbers up to one million including strategies to check answers including estimation and approximation

L2.2.1. Carry out calculations with numbers up to one million including strategies to check answers including estimation and approximation   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.3. Evaluate expressions and make substitutions in given formulae in words and symbols

L2.3.1. Evaluate expressions given in words and symbols   Video   Questions   Answers

L2.3.2. Make substitutions in given formulae in words and symbols   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.4. Identify and know the equivalence between fractions, decimals and percentages

L2.4.1. Identify and know the equivalence between fractions, decimals and percentages   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.5. Work out percentages of amounts and express one amount as a percentage of another

L2.5.1. Work out percentages of amounts and express one amount as a percentage of another   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.6. Calculate percentage change (any size increase and decrease), and original value after percentage change

L2.6.1. Calculate percentage change (any size increase and decrease), and original value after percentage change   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.7. Order, add, subtract and compare amounts or quantities using proper and improper fractions and mixed numbers

L2.7.1. Order, add, subtract and compare amounts or quantities using proper and improper fractions and mixed numbers   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.8. Express one number as a fraction of anotherL1.8.1. Express one number as a fraction of another   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.9. Order, approximate and compare decimals

L2.9.1. Order, approximate and compare decimals   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.10. Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals up to three decimal places

L2.10.1. Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals up to three decimal places   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.11. Understand and calculate using ratios, direct proportion and inverse proportion

L2.11.1. Understand and calculate using ratios, direct proportion and inverse proportion   Video  Questions   Answers

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L2.12. Follow the order of precedence of operators, including indices

L2.12.1. Follow the order of precedence of operators, including indices   Video   Questions   Answers

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Measures, Shape and Space

L2.13. Calculate amounts of money, compound interest, percentage increases, decreases and discounts including tax and simple budgeting

L2.13.1. Calculate amounts of money   Video   Questions   Answers

L2.13.2. Calculate compound interest   Video   Questions   Answers

L2.13.3. Calculate percentage increases, decreases and discounts including tax and simple budgeting   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.14. Convert between metric and imperial units of length, weight and capacity using a) a conversion factor and b) a conversion graph

L2.14.1. Convert between metric and imperial units of length, weight and capacity using a) a conversion factor and b) a conversion graph   Video    Questions   Answers

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L2.15. Calculate using compound measures including speed, density and rates of pay

L2.15.1. Calculate using compound measures including speed, density and rates of pay    Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.16. Calculate perimeters and areas of 2-D shapes including triangles and circles and composite shapes including non-rectangular shapes (formulae given except for triangles and circles)

L2.16.1. Calculate perimeters and areas of triangles   Video   Questions   Answers

L2.16.2. Calculate perimeters and areas of circles   Video   Questions   Answers

L2.16.3. Calculate perimeters and areas of composite shapes   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.17. Use formulae to find volumes and surface areas of 3-D shapes including cylinders (formulae to be given for 3-D shapes other than cylinders)

L2.17.1. Use formulae to find volumes of 3-D shapes    Video   Questions   Answers

L2.17.2. Use formulae to find volume of a sphere   Video   Questions   Answers

L2.17.3. Use the formula to find the surface areas of 3D shapes   Video   Questions   Answers

L2.17.4. Use formula to find the surface area of a sphere   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.18. Calculate actual dimensions from scale drawings and create a scale diagram given actual measurements

L2.18.1. Calculate actual dimensions from scale drawings   Video

L2.18.2 Create a scale diagram given actual measurements   Video

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L2.19. Use coordinates in 2-D, positive and negative, to specify the positions of points

L2.19.1. Use coordinates in 2-D, positive and negative, to specify the positions of points   Video  Questions   Answers

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L2.20. Understand and use common 2-D representations of 3-D objects 

L2.20.1. Understand and use common 2-D representations of 3-D objects   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.21. Draw 3-D shapes to include plans and elevations

L2.21.1. Draw 3-D shapes to include plans and elevations   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.22. Calculate values of angles and/or coordinates with 2-D and 3-D shapes

L2.22.1. Calculate values of angles and/or coordinates with 2-D and 3-D shapes   Video   Questions   Answers

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Handling information and data

L2.23. Calculate the median and mode of a set of quantities

L2.23.1. Calculate the median and mode of a set of quantities   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.24. Estimate the mean of a grouped frequency distribution from discrete data

L2.24.1. Estimate the mean of a grouped frequency distribution from discrete data   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.25. Use the mean, median, mode and range to compare two sets of data

L2.25.1. Use the mean, median, mode and range to compare two sets of data   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.26. Work out the probability of combined events including the use of diagrams and tables, including two-way tables

L2.26.1. Work out the probability of combined events including the use of diagrams and tables, including two-way tables   Video  Questions   Answers

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L2.27. Express probabilities as fractions, decimals and percentages

L2.27.1. Express probabilities as fractions, decimals and percentages   Video   Questions   Answers

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L2.28. Draw and interpret scatter diagrams and recognise positive and negative correlation

L2.28.1. Draw and interpret scatter diagrams and recognise positive and negative correlation  Video   Questions   Answers

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Self Assessment Grid

A4 PDF Format

Practice Papers Level 2

Edexcel:Sample Paper 1 Part APart BPractice Paper 1 Part APart BPractice Paper 2 Part APart BPractice Paper 3 Part APart B
City and Guilds:Practice Paper 1 Part APart BPractice Paper 2 Part APart BPractice paper 3 Part APart BPractice Paper 4 Part APart B
NCFE:Sample Paper Part APart B Practice Paper 1 Part APart BPractice Paper 2 Part APart BPractice Paper 3 Part APart BPractice Paper 4 Part APart BPractice Paper 5 Part APart BPractice Paper 6 Part APart B

Practice Paper 7 Part A Part B
AQA:Practice Paper Part APart BJan 2020 Paper Part APart BMar 2020 Paper Part APart BNov 2021 Paper Part APart B
Highfield:Practice Paper 1 Part APart BPractice Paper 2 Part APart B

Practice Paper 3 Part A Part B

Practice Paper 4 Part A Part B

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Sample Paper Part A Part B

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 Link to NCFE Practice Papers

 Link to AQA Practice Papers

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