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Frist line, How good are your literacy and numeracy skills? second line, Read the questions below and check your answers by scratching off the silver bubbles.

Public sector employment increased by 4,000 in the third quarter of 2006 to stand at 5.855 million. Compared with the same quarter the previous year, there was a decrease of 5,000.
This gragh is showing Central government employment decreased by 2,000, Local government employment increased by 9,000, Public corporations employment decreased by 3,000UK Public sector employment growth by sector classification: Q2 - Q3 2006. Head count is seasonally adjusted.
question1. According to the graph, which of the following statements are true?
answer A for question 1. Central government employment increased by 2,000.answer A for question 1. Central government employment increased by 2,000.blue
answer B for question 1. Local government increased by 10,000.answer B for question 1. Local government increased by 10,000.blue
answer C for question 1. Employment in public corporations fell by 3,000.answer C for question 1. Employment in public corporations fell by 3,000.blue
answer D for question 1. Employment in public corporations fell by 300. answer D for question 1. Employment in public corporations fell by 300. blue
question 2. Public sector employment in the third quarter of 2005 stood at:blue
answer A for question 2. 6.355 millionanswer A for question 2. 6.355 millionanswer B for question 2. 5.905 millionanswer B for question 2. 5.905 millionblue
answer C for question 2. 5.86 millionanswer C for question 2. 5.86 millionanswer D for question 2. 10.855 millionanswer D for question 2. 10.855 millionblue
Government Skills the Sector Skills Council for central government, has been created to focus on the skills needed to improve delivery in central government.blue
question3. In the paragraph above:blue
answer A for question 3. There should be a comma after Government Skills.answer A for question 3. There should be a comma after Government Skills.blue
answer B for question 3. There should be an apostrophe in ‘skills needed’.answer B for question 3. There should be an apostrophe in ‘skills needed’.blue
answer C for question 3. There should be an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence.answer C for question 3. There should be an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence.blue
answer D for question 3. The paragraph is punctuated correctly.answer D for question 3. The paragraph is punctuated correctly.blue