Memory Techniques Worksheet: Formulas and Tables

Memory techniques lesson 23: Formulas, tables and dates · Set 25 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.📐 Every answer in the 5 times table ends in… (a) 1 or 6 (b) 2 or 7 (c) 0 or 5 (d) any digit
2. 2.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 6, the tens digit is 6 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 6. What is 9 × 6?
3. 3.📐 Why learn the meaning behind a formula? (a) it looks smart (b) it is shorter (c) you can rebuild it (d) there is no need
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) use it in a few sums (b) draw a labelled picture (c) mix up the letters (d) a formula card
5. 5.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 88 (b) 83 (c) 86 (d) 85
6. 6.📅 The digits 17022024 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 17/0220/24 (b) 1702/20/24 (c) 17/02/2024 (d) 170/220/24
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test yourself weekly (b) see where it comes from (c) cram it the last night (d) draw a labelled picture
8. 8.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: cram it the last night? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
9. 9.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 5, the tens digit is 5 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 5. What is 9 × 5?
10. 10.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
11. 11.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 98 (b) 95 (c) 96 (d) 93
12. 12.True or false: “copy it 50 times blindly” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: skip what letters mean? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) say it aloud (b) cram it the last night (c) skip what letters mean (d) read it once
15. 15.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 78 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 83
16. 16.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: mix up the letters? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
17. 17.📅 The digits 17111994 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 17/11/1994 (b) 171/119/94 (c) 17/1119/94 (d) 1711/19/94
18. 18.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: see where it comes from? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
19. 19.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 62 (c) 64 (d) 65
20. 20.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) use it in a few sums (b) say it aloud (c) never use it in sums (d) draw a labelled picture
21. 21.📐 In the 11 times table up to 11 × 9, each answer… (a) is always odd (b) ends in 5 (c) repeats the digit (d) ends in 0
22. 22.📅 The digits 19111976 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 191/119/76 (b) 19/1119/76 (c) 19/11/1976 (d) 1911/19/76
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) never use it in sums (b) copy it 50 times blindly (c) a formula card (d) mix up the letters
24. 24.📅 The digits 07072002 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 070/720/02 (b) 07/0720/02 (c) 07/07/2002 (d) 0707/20/02
25. 25.📅 The digits 19092023 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 19/0920/23 (b) 190/920/23 (c) 19/09/2023 (d) 1909/20/23
26. 26.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 7, the tens digit is 7 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 7. What is 9 × 7?
27. 27.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 19 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 17
28. 28.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 11
29. 29.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 80
30. 30.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 2, the tens digit is 2 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 2. What is 9 × 2?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) draw a labelled picture (c) never use it in sums (d) mix up the letters
32. 32.📅 The digits 18121966 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 18/12/1966 (b) 1812/19/66 (c) 181/219/66 (d) 18/1219/66
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) skip what letters mean (b) draw a labelled picture (c) copy it 50 times blindly (d) never use it in sums
34. 34.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 68 (b) 70 (c) 71 (d) 73
35. 35.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 10, the tens digit is 10 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 10. What is 9 × 10?
36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) a formula card (b) know what each letter is (c) cram it the last night (d) see where it comes from
37. 37.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: use it in a few sums? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
38. 38.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: draw a labelled picture? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
39. 39.True or false: “mix up the letters” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “use it in a few sums” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False

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