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Public Services - Unit 1 (Exam)

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 5 public service sectors?

a)

Education, Health, Transport, Police, Fire

b)

Emergency, Central Government, Voluntary, Local Authority, Armed

c)

Education, Emergency, Local authority, Armed

d)

Education, Health, Transport, Police, Retail

2.

MI6 is part of the Central Government, but which government department are they managed by?

a)

Ministry of Justice

b)

Department of Justice

c)

Home Office

d)

Foriegn and Commonwealth

3.

Can you name a job role within the RLNI?

a)

Lifeguard, Paramedic

b)

Saving people at Sea, Patrolling coasts and beach front

c)

Helping people form danger, training people to swim

d)

Crew Member, Boat mechanic

4.

Can you name a job role within the army?

a)

Responding to conflict, Maintaining personal fitness

b)

Saving people at Sea, Patrolling coasts and beach front

c)

Helping people form danger, training people to swim

d)

Cleaning equipment, Helping others

5.

What is a statutory responsibility?

a)

A responsibility that is optional

b)

A responsibility that is legally required

c)

A responsibility that you could do

d)

A responsibility that is temporary

6.

What is a non-statutory responsibility?

a)

A responsibility that is legally required

b)

A responsibility that is not legally required

c)

A responsibility that is temporary

d)

A responsibility that is mandatory

7.

State two ways in which public services manage incidents.

a)

Maintain Security

b)

Reporting the incident

c)

Working togetger quickly and efficiently

d)

Keep the public away

8.

Define the word, contracted out.

a)

Performed internally

b)

Operational delivery by a private or voluntary provider

c)

Where someone is payed to complete a job

d)

Completed by volunteers

9.

What would be an example of a contracted out service?

a)

In-house cleaning

b)

Meals on wheels

c)

Dental centers

d)

Volunteer work

10.

List the three emergency services which would first respond to an RTC.

a)

Police, Fire, Ambulance

b)

Coast Guard, Police, Fire Brigade

c)

Ambulance, Mountain Rescue, Police

d)

Fire Brigade, Coast Guard, Ambulance

11.

What is one way in which the armed services would effectively manage incidents such as floods?

a)

Quick response and traffic management

b)

Delayed response and road closures

c)

Providing shelter, food and water to civillians

d)

Providing them with weapons

12.

How would money have impacted the Emergency Services ability to respond to an RTC?

a)

Less money means less staff responding

b)

Lack of interest in the incident

c)

Only focusing on high-profile cases

d)

Ignoring budget constraints

13.

Contracted out is when ................................... ......................... is given to a private or voluntary provider.

(a)  

14.

Match up the government departments to the correct box below.

a)

MI6

1.

Dept. of Foreign and Commonwealth

b)

Police

2.

The Home Office

c)

Prison Service

3.

The Ministry of Justice

d)

Schools

4.

The department of Education

e)

Army

5.

Ministry of defence

15.

Contracted out is sometimes called what?

a)

Working for Mr. Burgess

b)

Outsourcing

c)

Payin another company

d)

Insourcing

16.

Which Teacher(s) are massive legends?

a)

Mr. Cain

b)

Mr. Impey

c)

Miss Ferguson Moore

d)

Mr. Burgess

17.

Name all 6 ways public services manage incidents - A, C, P, M, K, M

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18.

Define the term 'Contracted out'

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19.

What are the 4 reasons public services work together at an incident?

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20.

What level do the Police need to acheive in the bleep test?

a)

4.3

b)

4.4

c)

5.4

d)

6.7

21.

Name two ways schools are funded?

a)

Other Countries

b)

Central Government

c)

Cash

d)

Bursary's

22.

What are two ways in which schools are funded?

a)

Income Tax

b)

Bursarys or grants

c)

Cheques

d)

Coins

23.

................ ........ is when operational delivery is handed to a private or voluntary provider

(a)  

24.

What are some examples of contracted out services?

a)

Highway Maintenance

b)

IT Services

c)

Dental walk-in centres

d)

Meals on wheels

25.

Delivery by a partnership is when...

a)

A public service has direct responsibility of a service

b)

A public service completes work as a pair and joins together

c)

A public service pays someone to do their job

d)

A public service completes a tender

26.

State an example of a contracted out service

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27.

Organsie these Advantages and diasdvantages of contracted out services.

Categorize the following

Can lead to fruad and corruption

Work can be inferior

Focus on profit rather than quality

Can increase costs if work is not monitored

Can be cost effective

Can improve efficiency

Can increase flexible work hours

Can share expertise and ideas

Advantages
Disadvantages
28.

What is a tender?

4 lines
29.

A bid or proposal is usually known as what?

(a)  

30.

There are three different ways a delivery models within the public services. Which one of these will use tendering as part of their public service delivery?

a)

Partnership Delivery

b)

Delivery by a private or voluntary provider

c)

Pizza delivery

d)

Delivery by a specific public service

31.

Match the public service delivery models.

a)

Direct and full responsibility

1.

Delivery by a specific public service

b)

Contracting other servcies

2.

Delivery from private providers

c)

Public services joining together

3.

Partnership delivery

32.

Identify one disadvantage of partnerships working for Public Services.

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33.

Draw your best Oscar Del Greco stickman.

34.

State an advantage of the partnership delivery model.

4 lines
35.

What could be the disadvantages with the partnership delivery model?

a)

It can share ideas

b)

Setting up meeting with mutliple partners is difficult

c)

Accountability issues if the service provides innefective teamwork

d)

Costs can be shared amongst partnerships

36.

Put these delivery models into the correct catagory.

Categorize the following

When public service groups join together to deliver a service

When a public service take full and direct responsibility of delivering a service

Contracted out services delivering a service

Partnership delivery
Delivery by a specific service
Delivery by a private or coluntary servi
37.

A bid or proposal contains information on how a company would deliver the service and how much it would charge for doing this. What does this statement describe.

a)

A partnership

b)

A tender

c)

Contracted out services

d)

A statatory Service

38.

Tick the correct Communication Pathway

a)

Orders for Pizza hut

b)

Orders and instructions passed down quickly and effectively

c)

Order and proposals passed down quickly and effectively

d)

Orders and tenders passed down quickly and effectively

39.

Fill out the blank - Communication systems such as (a)   are compatiable

40.

Match up the communication pothway acronym.

a)

C

1.

Communication systems - radio compatible

b)

O

2.

Orders and instructions passed quickly

c)

L

3.

Leaders kept informed of developments

d)

I

4.

Information isn't passed to people

41.

Match up the correct communication pathways.

a)

Cauliflower

1.

Communication syst. - radios compatible

b)

Over

2.

Order & Instructions passed down

c)

Leek

3.

Leaders are kept informed

d)

In India

4.

Information isnt passed to the public

42.

Communication systems such as radios are kept compatible at public service incidents. Name another communication pathway that is demonstrated by the Public Services.

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43.

Key aims of the armed services...

Defend the ​ ​ (a)  

Support civil ​ (b)  

Support ​ (c)   peacekeeping duties

Choose from the below words
UK
Authorities
international
44.

What does the C stand for in COLI?

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45.

Finish this communication pathway. Orders and instructions are passed down quickly and (a)  

46.

State all 3 delivery Models

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47.

What does the 'i' stand for in communication pathways?

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48.

'The process of examining something very carefully’ means...

(a)  

49.

What does scrunity mean?

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50.

A task or set of jobs given to an individual or an organisation means...

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51.

Match up these correct definitions.

a)

Scrutiny

1.

The process of examining something very

b)

Remit

2.

A task or set of jobs given to an indivi

c)

Contracted out

3.

Op. Del. to a private or Vol. Prov.

d)

Accountability

4.

Responsible for a set of actions

e)

Key aim for the armed services

5.

Defend the UK

52.

Organize these options into the right categories.

Categorize the following

Defend the UK

Support international peacekeeping duties

Support Civil Authorities

Respond to incidents

Prevent Fires

Provide Fire Alarms

Keep the community and local towns safe

Prevent crime

Bring people to justice

Army
Fire Service
Police Service
53.

What is the government department who manages the Police.

(a)  

54.

Reorder the following for how to answer the 8 Mark Question.

a)

Solve the Issues

b)

Concequences

c)

However

1)
2)
3)
55.

Organize these options into the right categories of regulators.

Categorize the following

Ofsted

Her Majesty's of Inspectorate Constabulary (HMIC)

Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)

Care Quality Commission

School regulators
Prison Regulators
Police Regulators
Hospital Regulators
56.

Public ​ (a)   are held ​ (b)   for many different things. One way they are accountable is thier ​ (c)   levels. This ensures a high ​ (d)   service is provided. Another aspect they are responsible for is managing thier ​ (e)   and finance.

Choose from the below words
Services
Accountable
performance
quality
budgets
57.

Name the regulator who the prison service are accountable to. Her Majestys (a)   of Prisons

58.

Public Services are accountable for innefective teamwork. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Public Services are accountable for many reasons. Match up the ones they are accountable for.

Categorize the following

Response times

Quality of Service

Finanace/Budgets

Innefective Teamwork

Food options

Loss of possessions during an incident

Accountable
Not accountable
60.

Being transparent allows the Public to see how the services are being ran. This is important as this...

a)

Enables Public Confidence

b)

Means people can be nosy

c)

Allows other public services to compete with eachother

d)

Allows members of the public to apply for the service

61.

Organize these options into the right categories of how St. John Ambulance supports the Emergency Services.

Categorize the following

Provide first aid at incidents

Provide first aid training to volunteers

Attend emergency calls when the ambulance service is busy

Provides them with cars instead of ambulances

Provides drivers for Ambulances

Provides them with older members of staff

How it supports them
How it doesn't support them
62.

Tick the correct national campaign used by charities.

a)

Children in Need

b)

Kick it out

c)

Smoke for October

d)

Don't park run

63.

Tick the correct national campaign used by charities.

a)

Red nose day

b)

Blue nose day

c)

Stoptober

d)

Run around campaign

64.

Tick the correct Public health campaign.

a)

5 a day

b)

4 a day

c)

Eat Veg

d)

Vegetables r us

65.

Tick the correct Public health campaign.

a)

Eatwell plate

b)

Eatbad plate

c)

Eat chocolate plate

d)

Eat sweets plate

66.

Which one of the following best describes public service objectives.

a)

An object they must provide

b)

Facts or figures

c)

Organisational Targets

d)

Uninfluenced views

67.

Give one disadvantage of of public services tendering for services.

a)

Gain Expertise

b)

Gain extra money

c)

Its more expesnive

68.

One way the police service is funded is through ...

a)

Council Tax

b)

Bursarys

c)

Charities

d)

Cheques

69.

Identify the services whihc match up their funding.

Categorize the following

Street lighting

Libraries

Police Service

Army

Council Tax
Central Government
70.

A (a)   is when a task or set of jobs have been given to an individual or an organisation

71.

There are a number of courts which bring people to justice through the criminal court system. Tick the correct courts used in England.

a)

County Court

b)

High Court

c)

Tennis Court

d)

National Court

72.

Why do public services have to work together by sharing information?

a)

Effective use of resources

b)

Effective use of police cars

c)

Effective use of deliveries

d)

Effective use of incidents

73.

Why do public services have to work together by sharing information?

a)

Meeting objectives

b)

Meeting tenders

c)

Meeting people

d)

Meeting staff

74.

Why do public services have to work together by sharing information?

a)

Prevention of crime and terrorism

b)

Prevention of communication

c)

Prevention of time

d)

Prevention of staff

75.

Having your income assessed to see whether you are allowed a services is called what?

a)

Means Tested

b)

Means

c)

Means programmed

d)

Means Written