Each hot topic covers a different skill tested in the national adult literacy or adult numeracy tests.

Each hot topic covers a skill at one level.

Each hot topic has the following sections:

Intro

This is the introduction and tells you what the topic covers.

Basics

This section covers basic facts about the skill area. You need to know these basic facts to understand the hot topic.

Try it out

This section explains the skills you need for the test. It also includes some practice activities. ‘Try it out' is broken down into smaller sections. These sections have different names in each Hot Topic.

Tips

This page gives you some tips on answering questions in the test.

Resources

This page tells you about other learning materials that you can use to practise the same skill.

Testlets

In this section you can check your skills in test questions.