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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Formulas and Tables

Memory techniques lesson 23: Formulas, tables and dates · Set 169 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (Patterns beat cramming): Smart: know what each letter is, see where it comes from, use it in a few sums, a formula card, test yourself weekly. Weak: copy it 50 times blindly, cram it the last night, never use it in sums, skip what letters mean. The 9s trick: for 9 × n, the tens digit is n − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − n: 9 × 7 → 6 and 3 → 63.

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  1. 1.📐 Why learn the meaning behind a formula? (a) you can rebuild it (b) there is no need (c) it looks smart (d) it is shorter
  2. 2.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: copy it 50 times blindly? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never use it in sums (b) a formula card (c) draw a labelled picture (d) use it in a few sums
  4. 4.True or false: “skip what letters mean” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: test yourself weekly? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  6. 6.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) see where it comes from (b) know what each letter is (c) mix up the letters (d) a formula card
  7. 7.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 23
  8. 8.True or false: “draw a labelled picture” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) test yourself weekly (b) see where it comes from (c) a formula card (d) read it once
  10. 10.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: read it once? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  11. 11.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 3, the tens digit is 3 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 3. What is 9 × 3?
  12. 12.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 87 (b) 89 (c) 88 (d) 98
  13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) cram it the last night (b) say it aloud (c) never use it in sums (d) mix up the letters
  14. 14.True or false: “draw a labelled picture” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 In the 11 times table up to 11 × 9, each answer… (a) repeats the digit (b) ends in 5 (c) is always odd (d) ends in 0
  16. 16.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) see where it comes from (b) skip what letters mean (c) test yourself weekly (d) a formula card
  17. 17.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 13 (b) 16 (c) 15 (d) 18
  18. 18.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read it once (b) cram it the last night (c) draw a labelled picture (d) copy it 50 times blindly
  20. 20.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 66 (b) 65 (c) 68 (d) 63
  21. 21.True or false: “use it in a few sums” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Area of a rectangle = length × breadth. What helps you keep it? (a) copy it blindly (b) skip it (c) picture a tiled floor (d) read it once
  23. 23.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 5, the tens digit is 5 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 5. What is 9 × 5?
  24. 24.True or false: “test yourself weekly” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 37 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 38
  26. 26.True or false: “a formula card” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) know what each letter is (b) mix up the letters (c) a formula card (d) draw a labelled picture
  28. 28.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 25
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read it once (b) test yourself weekly (c) copy it 50 times blindly (d) never use it in sums
  30. 30.📅 The digits 05031960 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 05/0319/60 (b) 050/319/60 (c) 05/03/1960 (d) 0503/19/60
  31. 31.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 8, the tens digit is 8 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 8. What is 9 × 8?
  32. 32.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 9, the tens digit is 9 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 9. What is 9 × 9?
  33. 33.📅 The digits 28081982 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 28/08/1982 (b) 2808/19/82 (c) 28/0819/82 (d) 280/819/82
  34. 34.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 2, the tens digit is 2 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 2. What is 9 × 2?
  35. 35.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: see where it comes from? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  36. 36.📅 The digits 17072023 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 170/720/23 (b) 17/07/2023 (c) 17/0720/23 (d) 1707/20/23
  37. 37.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: say it aloud? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  38. 38.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 38 (c) 33 (d) 36
  39. 39.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 4, the tens digit is 4 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 4. What is 9 × 4?
  40. 40.True or false: “say it aloud” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. you can rebuild it
  2. a weak way
  3. never use it in sums
  4. True
  5. a smart way
  6. mix up the letters
  7. 20
  8. True
  9. read it once
  10. a weak way
  11. 27
  12. 88
  13. say it aloud
  14. False
  15. repeats the digit
  16. skip what letters mean
  17. 15
  18. a smart way
  19. draw a labelled picture
  20. 65
  21. True
  22. picture a tiled floor
  23. 45
  24. True
  25. 36
  26. False
  27. mix up the letters
  28. 25
  29. test yourself weekly
  30. 05/03/1960
  31. 72
  32. 81
  33. 28/08/1982
  34. 18
  35. a smart way
  36. 17/07/2023
  37. a smart way
  38. 35
  39. 36
  40. False

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