Functional Skills online practice assessments - English and maths
Our practice assessments are available as:
- Paper-based: Downloadable from the qualification information pages. You will find them under the ‘Assessment materials' on each qualification page.
- Onscreen: Practice assessments are available to schedule via Surpass. A keycode is generated and it must be sat via SecureClient.
- In-browser: Accessible using the links below. Simply click the link and the assessment will open in your browser.
Our onscreen practice assessments use SecureClient which is the same software used to deliver our live assessments. We would encourage that centres book a practice assessment through Surpass to test their equipment and ensure that tests run smoothly.
We are currently running a pilot which allows centres to mark their learners’ practice assessments within the Surpass platform, please contact [email protected] if you would like further information on the pilot and how to be included.
The in-browser practice assessment links below provide learners with an opportunity to practice taking an NCFE Functional Skills onscreen assessment by using a browser version of our onscreen assessment platform.
Any learner responses inputted into an in-browser assessment cannot be retrieved once the assessment has been closed. If you wish to mark learner responses from an in-browser assessment the responses will need to be captured at the end of the sitting or screenshots taken throughout to facilitate this.
For Learners
Please note: The practice assessments below are for demonstration purposes. They will not be marked automatically. If you wish to mark responses, you will need to screenshot your answers or record them elsewhere to compare to the mark scheme. Answers cannot be retrieved once the assessment has been submitted.
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Level 1 English Reading |
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Level 1 Sample for English Reading assessments to be taken from 17 October 2025 |
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Level 1 English Writing |
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Level 1 Sample for English Writing assessments to be taken from 17 October 2025 |
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Level 1 Maths |
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Level 1 Sample for Maths assessments to be taken from 17 October 2025 |
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Level 2 English Reading |
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Level 2 Sample for English Reading assessments to be taken from 17 October 2025 |
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Level 2 English Writing |
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Level 2 Sample for English Writing assessments to be taken from 17 October 2025 |
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Level 2 Maths |
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Level 2 Sample for Maths assessments to be taken from 17 October 2025 |
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For maths assessments, learners can familiarise themselves with the onscreen maths tools demo found below. This will allow learners to become familiar with individual items prior to taking their actual assessment.
Sample papers - assessments that have been newly developed and are representative of the new assessment methodology for all live assessments sat from 17 October 2025
Practice papers - assessment papers that have been developed to give centres additional practice assessments until past papers become available.
Past papers – retired assessments that were previously live.