1.What or who is looking to China for help?
a) the UK government
b) a numeracy initiative
c) British maths graduates
d) The International Maths Association
2.In which world city do students have the best maths scores?
a) Tokyo
b) Seoul
c) Shanghai
d) Kuala Lumpur
3.What kind of difference is there in British and Chinese numeracy levels?
a) slight
b) visible
c) tiny
d) huge
4.Who do Chinese children beat in their maths test scores?
a) their teachers
b) British doctors
c) their parents
d) Einstein
5.How many students does the British government aim to help?
a) a million
b) 20 million
c) half a million
d) a quarter of a million
6.What does Britain trail?
a) in education standards
b) mental arithmetic tests
c) South America
d) many countries in maths
7.What is the cost of poor numeracy to the UK economy?
a) $13 trillion
b) $30 million
c) $30bn
d) $13bn
8.What kind of mission was the UK education minister on in China?
a) a very secretive one
b) a fact-finding one
c) a religious one
d) to secure investment
9.What kind of attitude did the minister say Chinese students had?
a) a no-go attitude
b) a never-say-die attitude
c) a can-do attitude
d) a boom-or-bust attitude
10.What provides protection against unemployment?
a) money
b) good maths qualifications
c) education
d) investments