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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Formulas and Tables

Memory techniques lesson 23: Formulas, tables and dates · Set 302 · 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.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 88 (b) 98 (c) 87 (d) 89
  2. 2.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: read it once? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  3. 3.📐 Area of a rectangle = length × breadth. What helps you keep it? (a) read it once (b) copy it blindly (c) picture a tiled floor (d) skip it
  4. 4.True or false: “say it aloud” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 10, the tens digit is 10 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 10. What is 9 × 10?
  6. 6.True or false: “test yourself weekly” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “say it aloud” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test yourself weekly (b) cram it the last night (c) a formula card (d) know what each letter is
  9. 9.True or false: “see where it comes from” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 In the 9 times table from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10, the digits of each answer add up to… (a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) 8
  11. 11.📅 The digits 11021955 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1102/19/55 (b) 11/02/1955 (c) 110/219/55 (d) 11/0219/55
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip what letters mean (b) copy it 50 times blindly (c) read it once (d) know what each letter is
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never use it in sums (b) test yourself weekly (c) know what each letter is (d) see where it comes from
  14. 14.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: draw a labelled picture? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  15. 15.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: test yourself weekly? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  16. 16.📅 The digits 02052003 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 02/05/2003 (b) 0205/20/03 (c) 02/0520/03 (d) 020/520/03
  17. 17.True or false: “draw a labelled picture” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: skip what letters mean? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  19. 19.📅 The digits 10062004 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 100/620/04 (b) 10/06/2004 (c) 10/0620/04 (d) 1006/20/04
  20. 20.📐 In the 11 times table up to 11 × 9, each answer… (a) ends in 5 (b) is always odd (c) ends in 0 (d) repeats the digit
  21. 21.📅 The digits 14021994 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 14/02/1994 (b) 14/0219/94 (c) 1402/19/94 (d) 140/219/94
  22. 22.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  23. 23.📅 The digits 21042024 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 210/420/24 (b) 2104/20/24 (c) 21/04/2024 (d) 21/0420/24
  24. 24.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 9, the tens digit is 9 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 9. What is 9 × 9?
  25. 25.📐 Why learn the meaning behind a formula? (a) it looks smart (b) there is no need (c) it is shorter (d) you can rebuild it
  26. 26.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 8, the tens digit is 8 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 8. What is 9 × 8?
  27. 27.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 7, the tens digit is 7 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 7. What is 9 × 7?
  28. 28.📅 The digits 28071984 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2807/19/84 (b) 280/719/84 (c) 28/0719/84 (d) 28/07/1984
  29. 29.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 5, the tens digit is 5 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 5. What is 9 × 5?
  30. 30.True or false: “use it in a few sums” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: see where it comes from? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  32. 32.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: cram it the last night? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  33. 33.📅 The digits 03051974 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 030/519/74 (b) 03/0519/74 (c) 03/05/1974 (d) 0305/19/74
  34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) a formula card (b) read it once (c) say it aloud (d) test yourself weekly
  35. 35.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 10
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) know what each letter is (b) copy it 50 times blindly (c) use it in a few sums (d) test yourself weekly
  37. 37.📐 Every answer in the 5 times table ends in… (a) any digit (b) 1 or 6 (c) 2 or 7 (d) 0 or 5
  38. 38.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 43
  39. 39.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 3, the tens digit is 3 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 3. What is 9 × 3?
  40. 40.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 96 (b) 98 (c) 93 (d) 95

Answer key

  1. 88
  2. a weak way
  3. picture a tiled floor
  4. False
  5. 90
  6. True
  7. True
  8. cram it the last night
  9. False
  10. 9
  11. 11/02/1955
  12. know what each letter is
  13. never use it in sums
  14. a smart way
  15. a smart way
  16. 02/05/2003
  17. False
  18. a weak way
  19. 10/06/2004
  20. repeats the digit
  21. 14/02/1994
  22. a smart way
  23. 21/04/2024
  24. 81
  25. you can rebuild it
  26. 72
  27. 63
  28. 28/07/1984
  29. 45
  30. True
  31. a smart way
  32. a weak way
  33. 03/05/1974
  34. read it once
  35. 11
  36. copy it 50 times blindly
  37. 0 or 5
  38. 33
  39. 27
  40. 95

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