3748-010 Level 1 Functional Skills English – Reading Sample assessment TV Game Show For examiner’s use only Candidate Name (First, Middle, Last) Candidate enrolment number Question Mark DOB (DDMMYYYY) Candidate signature Exam date (DDMMYYYY) Centre number General instructions • The duration of this paper is 1 hour. • Read each question carefully. • The maximum marks for each question are shown. • Answer all 18 questions. • You do not need to write in complete sentences. • You will not be assessed on spelling, punctuation and grammar. • The maximum number of marks is 40. • Dictionaries are allowed. Total 3748-010 1 TV game show Scenario You buy a magazine and see an advertisement on the back cover. It is a casting call for contestants to apply for a new series of a TV game show. You have never been on TV before and are quite excited by the idea. You read the advertisement (Document 1) and to find out more, a web page (Document 2). Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment 3748-010 2 TV game show Document 1 THE ANSWERS The producers of 7G-TV’s hit game show ‘The Answers’ have just started production of a new series for prime time TV. Now we are looking for a new crop of lively contestants to take part. Do you have THE ANSWERS? We are on a nationwide search for outgoing, smart and fun four-player teams to brave the famous answer chair in a bid to win a silver trophy and possibly walk away with a large cash prize for their chosen charity. Each team must work together, answering general knowledge questions in order to win themselves a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. You must be able to think outside the box, as your team races against the clock. Stay ahead of the clock and share the pot, get caught and you’ll lose the lot! You’ll also get the chance to visit a television studio and experience first hand how programs are recorded. It’s guaranteed to be fun. • Do you have friends or family members who are game for a laugh? • Are you all aged over 14? * • Are you available to attend a 3 hour audition in May and to film for 2 days in early June? Then why not see if you have the answers? You do not need experience. However, it does help if you enjoy watching TV game shows. We will provide full instructions and the production team are always around to give useful advice. Don’t forget, there will be rehearsals too. Apply now Call 01923 867 880 for an application form and send the completed form back to us at: 7G-TV, 1 Josling Street, Goram, G11 8AE. You MUST include photos of your team members for your application to be considered. Our casting department will review your application. If selected you’ll need to come for an audition. They will contact you to agree an audition date. Good luck! Applications must be received by 2nd April. 7G-TV is offering the chance for friends and family to be in the studio audience. To find out how to apply or for further information about our other game shows visit our website www.7G-TV.co.uk. Details submitted through the 7G-TV website will only be used to help us select contestants for the show for which you are applying. All information will be treated as strictly confidential. 7G-TV will not store or use your details for any other purpose and will not give them to any third party without contacting you first. * All contestants under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult if selected. Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment 3748-010 3 TV game show Document 2 How to become a contestant Home | Support | News | Contact Search on a TV game show The game show is one of the oldest forms of TV entertainment. Ordinary people solve puzzles, answer questions or take a chance in the hope of winning cash and prizes. While many viewers are content to watch a TV game show from the comfort of their homes, some viewers are desperate to become a contestant. Here’s our winning formula! Use a strong and well sealed envelope for your application. It doesn't have to be pretty, • Do write about why you want to be on the show but do check that it is secure. Finally, double check the mailing address, and make sure and what you would do with the money if you that it's printed clearly on the front of your won it. envelope. • Do write some interesting facts about yourself and why you're the perfect person for the show. • Don't pretend to be something you're not, or Now it's time to post it off and hope for the make false claims on your application. best! • Don't exaggerate your skills, education, or experiences. Just like applying for a job, applying to be a • Don’t add "extras" like cute stickers, a spray of contestant on a game show requires scent, or colourful confetti that will fall out of the attention to detail. Don't disqualify yourself envelope when it's opened. You might think by not following all directions and guidelines. they're adorable, but casting agents won’t. 1 Be honest 2 Add humour Production companies like a good giggle like the rest of us. If you can make them laugh you can almost guarantee a call. 4 Don’t hassle them! No matter how badly you want to be on the show, it can sometimes take months for your application to be processed. Be patient and don’t contact the show as hassling them won’t make a good impression. 3 Check the details You've filled out the application form. Check to make sure every area is completed. Incomplete applications are often ignored because producers haven’t got time to chase missing information. It wouldn’t do any harm to check your spelling and grammar too. There is only a small chance that you will make it onto a game show. Producers receive thousands of applications for only a handful of places. However, you’ll never know unless you give it a go. Image adapted from http://www.dpmrecords.com/Album%20Art/TV%20Game%20Show%20themes.jp Text adapted from http://gameshows.about.com/od/beacontestant/bb/applicationtips.htm Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment 3748-010 4 TV game show Answer the following questions based on Document 1. 1 Why has 7G-TV sent out the casting call (Document 1)? 1 mark TICK ONE ANSWER ONLY 2 a) To amuse. b) To debate. c) To recruit . d) To criticise. You have never taken part in a TV Game show before. Give three reasons from Document 1 why this does not matter. ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment 3 marks 3748-010 3 5 TV game show Where does the prize money won on the game show go to? 1 mark TICK ONE ANSWER ONLY 4 a) Friends and family. b) Your chosen charity. c) The show’s producers. d) The winning team You are thinking about which friends to ask to join your team for the game show. Give five examples from Document 1 of the type of person the producers are looking for. ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment 5 marks 3748-010 5 6 One of your friends wants to know how much time the game show will take up. What can you tell her? TV game show 2 marks ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... 6 What does 7G-TV offer to friends and family who would like to support teams? 1 mark ......................................................................................................... 7 From the section ‘Apply Now’, give three things the document says you need to do to become a contestant. ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment 3 marks 3748-010 8 7 You want to check the closing date for applications. When is it? TV game show 1 mark ......................................................................................................... 9 Who should you expect a phone call from to arrange an audition? 1 mark ......................................................................................................... 10 You are worried about giving your personal information to the TV station. What does Document 1 say about this? 3 marks ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... 11 You would like further details about the TV station and the shows that they produce to check that this is the right show for you. What do you need to do to find out this information? ......................................................................................................... Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment 1 mark 3748-010 8 TV game show You decide to apply to appear on the Game Show ‘The Answers’ with your friends. Before you send off your application, you do some research on the internet. You come across a web page (Document 2) which you think might give you some tips and improve your chances of getting chosen. Read Document 2 and answer the following questions. 12 You look at the web page to see if it is relevant to your needs. Give four ways the layout helps you to locate information. 4 marks ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... 13 What are three of the main messages given in the document about how to become a contestant on a TV game show? ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment 3 marks 3748-010 14 9 Give two examples of what people are asked to do on game shows. TV game show 2 marks ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... 15 List three things you are advised to write about in your application. ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment 3 marks 3748-010 16 10 TV game show You really want to give yourself the best chance of getting a call from the production team. 1 mark The document suggests you can increase your chances of getting a call from the production team by: TICK ONE ANSWER ONLY 17 a) exaggerating your skills b) adding cute stickers c) making false claims d) making them laugh. Before you send off your application form what are four things you should check? ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................... Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment 4 marks 3748-010 18 11 What does Document 2 say about your chances of getting on a game show? ......................................................................................................... End of Assessment Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment TV game show 1 mark 3748-010 This page is intentionally blank Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment 12 TV game show 3748-010 Published by City & Guilds 1 Giltspur Street London EC1A 9DD T +44 (0)844 543 0000 F +44 (0)20 7294 2413 www.cityandguilds.com City & Guilds is a registered charity established to promote education and training Functional Skills English – Reading – sample assessment 13 TV game show