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Consumer Economics

  • 20-30% of exam
  • Consumer Documents Money Math Unit Price Bills Shopping

Employment

  • 20-30% of exam
  • Workplace Reading Work Math Pay Stubs Schedules Policies

Community Resources

  • 15-20% of exam
  • Community Documents Transit Forms Eligibility Deadlines

Health + Safety

  • 15-20% of exam
  • Medicine Labels Safety Signs Nutrition Appointments Warnings

Functional Numeracy

  • 20-25% of exam
  • Numeracy Moves Chart Skills Percent Ratios Measurement

Scores + Strategy

  • 5-10% of exam
  • CASAS Basics Question Strategy Scale Score NRS Levels Test Use

Quick Facts

  • Test CASAS
  • Use Placement/progress
  • Pass No universal pass
  • Score CASAS scale
  • Items Series/level vary
  • Time Series vary
  • Style Real-life tasks
  • Programs ABE/ASE/ESL

Document Math CO

  • Find numbers before solving
  • Question first Relevant row Correct units Reasonable answer

Consumer Documents CO

  • Food label Servings and nutrition
  • Serving size One listed amount
  • Unit price Cost per unit
  • Receipt Purchase record
  • Utility bill Usage plus charges
  • Bank statement Account activity
  • Rental ad Housing details
  • Credit card Charges and fees

Money Math CO

  • Total cost Price plus fees
  • Sale price Price after discount
  • Discount Percent off price
  • Sales tax Percent added
  • Deposit Upfront payment
  • Balance Amount still owed
  • Interest Borrowing cost
  • Late fee Penalty charge

Pay Stub EM

  • Gross - deductions = net
  • Gross: before Deductions: subtract Net: take-home

Gross vs Net EM

Gross

  • Before deductions
  • Hours times rate
  • Higher amount

Net

  • After deductions
  • Take-home pay
  • Lower amount
  • Before vs after

Workplace Reading EM

  • Job ad Requirements and duties
  • Pay stub Earnings and deductions
  • Work schedule Dates and shifts
  • Memo Workplace message
  • Notice Posted instruction
  • Timesheet Hours record
  • Policy Work rule
  • Safety sign Hazard warning

Work Math EM

  • Hourly pay Rate times hours
  • Gross pay Before deductions
  • Net pay After deductions
  • Overtime Extra-hours rate
  • Deductions Amounts subtracted
  • Commission Percent of sales
  • Annual pay Yearly earnings
  • Mileage Distance reimbursement

Community Documents CO

  • Bus schedule Routes and times
  • Map key Symbol meanings
  • Library notice Rules and hours
  • Government form Required information
  • Event flyer Date, place, cost
  • Voting notice Civic instructions
  • Eligibility Who qualifies
  • Deadline Last allowed date

Health + Safety HE

  • Medicine label Dose and timing
  • Dose Amount to take
  • Frequency How often
  • Warning Risk instruction
  • Nutrition facts Food data
  • Appointment card Date and time
  • First aid Immediate care
  • PPE Protective equipment

Percent Move NU

  • Percent means per hundred
  • 10% = 0.10 Discount subtracts Tax adds

Math Picker NU

  • Per serving → Multiply servings
  • Percent off → Price times rate
  • Unit price → Cost divided units
  • Net pay → Gross minus deductions
  • Average asked → Total divided count
  • Rate asked → Divide quantities
  • Future date → Count calendar days
  • Scale map → Measure then convert

Numeracy Moves NU

  • Addition Combine amounts
  • Subtraction Find difference
  • Multiplication Groups of equal
  • Division Split or rate
  • Percent Per hundred
  • Ratio Part comparison
  • Average Total divided count
  • Measurement Units and tools

Chart Skills NU

  • Table Rows and columns
  • Bar graph Compare categories
  • Line graph Change over time
  • Axis Scale direction
  • Legend Symbol key
  • Rate Per unit
  • Trend Overall pattern
  • Comparison Which is more

Reading Steps SC

  • Read, scan, use, check
  • Read stem Scan document Use evidence Check units

CASAS vs GED SC

CASAS

  • Placement/progress
  • Scale scores
  • Program use

GED

  • Credential exam
  • Pass/fail
  • Diploma pathway
  • Progress vs credential

Document Picker SC

  • Asks total cost → Receipt/bill ( Add charges )
  • Asks serving total → Food label ( Multiply servings )
  • Asks shift time → Work schedule ( Check dates )
  • Asks take-home pay → Pay stub ( Find net )
  • Asks route time → Bus schedule ( Match direction )
  • Asks eligibility → Rules list ( Check all )
  • Asks dosage → Medicine label ( Dose/frequency )
  • Asks trend → Line graph ( Read axes )

CASAS Basics SC

  • CASAS Adult skills assessment
  • GOALS 2 ABE/ASE progress tests
  • STEPS ESL progress tests
  • ABE Adult basic education
  • ASE Adult secondary education
  • ESL English language learning
  • NRS EFL Federal reporting level
  • Locator Pretest level picker

GOALS vs STEPS SC

GOALS

  • ABE/ASE
  • Reading/math
  • CCR aligned

STEPS

  • ESL
  • Reading/listening
  • ELP aligned
  • Basic ed vs ESL

Score Picker SC

  • Need placement → Locator/appraisal
  • Need baseline → Pretest
  • Need progress → Post-test
  • Need reporting → NRS EFL
  • Need instruction plan → Skills report
  • Need pass/fail → Program policy

Question Strategy SC

  • Stem What is asked
  • Keyword Question signal
  • Scan Find exact detail
  • Units Match answer format
  • Estimate Check reasonableness
  • Eliminate Remove impossible choices
  • Reread Verify evidence
  • Answer Document-supported choice

Locator vs Pretest SC

Locator

  • Chooses level
  • Shorter form
  • Before pretest

Pretest

  • Baseline score
  • Instruction plan
  • Progress start
  • Choose vs measure

Pretest vs Post-test SC

Pretest

  • Starting skill
  • Before instruction
  • Placement data

Post-test

  • Later skill
  • After instruction
  • Gain evidence
  • Start vs gain

Scale vs Percent SC

Scale score

  • CASAS metric
  • Level mapping
  • Growth tracking

Percent

  • Class quiz
  • Local score
  • Not universal
  • Scale beats percent

Common Traps

Pass score myth

  • No universal pass ≠ Program goal matters

Serving vs container

  • Serving is one ≠ Container may multiply

Gross vs net

  • Gross before deductions ≠ Net after deductions

Locator vs level

  • Locator places ≠ Level measures

Percent vs scale

  • Percent is local ≠ Scale is CASAS

Outside knowledge

  • Use document evidence ≠ Avoid assumptions

Last Minute

  • 1. No universal pass score
  • 2. Read the stem first
  • 3. Find exact document evidence
  • 4. Check units before math
  • 5. Multiply servings by amount
  • 6. Net pay subtracts deductions
  • 7. Percent discount reduces price
  • 8. Schedules need dates and times
  • 9. Charts need axes and legend
  • 10. Scores map to NRS levels
  • 11. Programs choose test series

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