Functional Skills Maths Level 2 - Study & Test Practice

A very solid and well - written guide to gaining the skills needed to pass the Functional Skills Maths test at Level 2. There are good explanations right across the curriculum combined with worked examples and plenty of practice questions make this a very good choice for anyone wanting to improve their skills with the maths used in everyday life. At the end of the book are several tasks set out in the same format as the tasks in the tests organised by various examination boards. The tasks used by the boards in tests have increased in difficulty since this book was written and those taking the tests may find them more challenging than the examples given here. This isn't such an issue with the Entry 3 and Level 1 books in the series. However there are practice test papers online for anyone wishing to see more up to date examples and a Google search should quickly identify them. The English used in the book is clear and unambiguous, unlike some textbooks this book pays heed to the fact that the English used should be within the same level of understanding as the Maths. Graphics are simple, clear and well-labelled, the font used is Arial 14 which makes text very easy to read. It's a large format so not the most portable book but this leaves plenty of room for readers to make their own notes in the margins to aid understanding. A good index makes finding topics quick and easy. Answers to the test tasks and are given in the book with the crucial reminder for those taking tests that if they use an incorrect answer to work out the answer for a further question, they will gain marks as long as their working out is correct. There is a useful Glossary as well to act as a quick memory jogger. As a Functional Skills tutor I have no hesitation in recommending this book for home study and for tutors wanting a good basic textbook for classroom use.

I love that this book takes baby steps. As a private tutor, I got the odd student who wants to do functional skills in maths. By and large, they are people who don't enjoy maths and see it as a chore. It's my job to make the maths as practical and *entertaining as possible. The book helps enormously with the written part of the job. * (For example, the parts on fractions, I usually refer to chocolate bars which most people are familiar with and gets a kinaesthetic response!) It is written to give: 1 - a very concise overview of a point 2 - clear examples 3 - plenty of practice questions Apart from a good selection of past papers, this book contains everything a student or tutor needs.

Very good for home schooling

I would recommend this book as it takes away some of the fear of maths with it's (mostly) easy to understand, step by step working out. There were a few questions that were ridiculously difficult to understand that contrasted vastly with incredibly, simple ones that a child could do and left you incredulous that it was a level two question. I recently took my level two exam for a diploma I'm doing and although I didn't consider the book's practice tests and the actual exam to be that similar, I still think the book is great to re-fresh anyones knowledge of maths as it will increase your confidence in practical situations.

It’s for people who want to: • ✅ Improve their everyday maths skills. • ✅ Prepare for the Functional Skills Maths Level 2 exam (used in apprenticeships, jobs, or college entry). • ✅ Gain confidence with practical maths (budgeting, measurements, percentages, ratios, graphs, etc.). • ✅ Progress to higher education or careers where GCSE Maths is required.

Started on it last night so far so good. Explains each part in a nice and easy way.

“This book is perfect for anyone preparing for Functional Skills Level 2 Maths.

A lotbof information that's easy to understand. Went into a more topics than my l2 foundation course contained