Level 1 Functional Skills Maths Mock Exam | Essential Skills Practice Test

Bring Functional Skills Maths to life with this full Level 1 Essential Skills Mock Test (Mock Test A)—perfect for assessing learners’ progress, building exam confidence, and identifying areas for improvement. Designed to reflect the style, structure, and challenge of real Functional Skills assessments, this mock test provides learners with meaningful exam practice across a wide range of skills.

This comprehensive resource covers number, measure, time, money, ratio, area, probability, averages, scale drawing, and real-life problem solving—making it ideal for lesson time, revision, homework, intervention, or exam preparation.

What’s Included:
✔ Full Level 1 Mock Test (45 marks)
✔ Real-life tasks: IKEA shopping, decorating a room, and customer helpline data
✔ Space for working-out to support method marks
✔ Learner-friendly layout designed to build confidence
✔ Tasks mirror Functional Skills requirements and real exam contexts

Key Task Highlights:
Task 1 – Shopping Trip:
• Read a receipt, identify mistakes, calculate totals & change
• Apply percentage discounts
• Work with time duration
• Calculate fractions of amounts
• Produce a summary table

Task 2 – Decorate a Room:
• Scale drawings
• Area of walls
• Paint coverage calculations
• Using a formula to calculate trim length

Task 3 – Customer Helpline:
• Calculate mean and range
• Interpret data spreads
• Draw a suitable chart
• Calculate probability
• Ratio and proportion in practical contexts

Perfect for:
✓ Functional Skills Maths Level 1
✓ Essential Skills Wales
✓ Adult learners
✓ Revision sessions
✓ Assessment preparation
✓ Diagnostic testing

This mock test has been highly effective in my own classroom for developing exam readiness and boosting learner confidence. Clear, accessible, and realistic—everything you need for high-quality Functional Skills exam practice.