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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Formulas and Tables

Memory techniques lesson 23: Formulas, tables and dates · Set 466 · 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.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: cram it the last night? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) a formula card (c) read it once (d) mix up the letters
  3. 3.📅 The digits 01032024 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0103/20/24 (b) 01/03/2024 (c) 010/320/24 (d) 01/0320/24
  4. 4.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 9, the tens digit is 9 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 9. What is 9 × 9?
  5. 5.True or false: “a formula card” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) know what each letter is (b) see where it comes from (c) use it in a few sums (d) copy it 50 times blindly
  7. 7.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 3, the tens digit is 3 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 3. What is 9 × 3?
  8. 8.📐 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
  9. 9.📅 The digits 15021965 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 15/02/1965 (b) 15/0219/65 (c) 150/219/65 (d) 1502/19/65
  10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) cram it the last night (b) know what each letter is (c) read it once (d) mix up the letters
  11. 11.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 5, the tens digit is 5 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 5. What is 9 × 5?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) see where it comes from (b) read it once (c) draw a labelled picture (d) use it in a few sums
  13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) cram it the last night (b) skip what letters mean (c) draw a labelled picture (d) read it once
  14. 14.True or false: “say it aloud” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📅 The digits 20112009 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2011/20/09 (b) 20/1120/09 (c) 20/11/2009 (d) 201/120/09
  16. 16.📐 Why learn the meaning behind a formula? (a) it looks smart (b) you can rebuild it (c) it is shorter (d) there is no need
  17. 17.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 7, the tens digit is 7 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 7. What is 9 × 7?
  18. 18.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 2, the tens digit is 2 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 2. What is 9 × 2?
  19. 19.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: see where it comes from? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  20. 20.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: say it aloud? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  21. 21.True or false: “read it once” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📅 The digits 09042021 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 090/420/21 (b) 0904/20/21 (c) 09/0420/21 (d) 09/04/2021
  23. 23.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 55 (b) 56 (c) 54 (d) 53
  24. 24.📐 In the 9 times table from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10, the digits of each answer add up to… (a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 18 (d) 9
  25. 25.📐 Every answer in the 5 times table ends in… (a) 0 or 5 (b) any digit (c) 2 or 7 (d) 1 or 6
  26. 26.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) know what each letter is (b) see where it comes from (c) test yourself weekly (d) never use it in sums
  27. 27.📅 The digits 09101953 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0910/19/53 (b) 09/10/1953 (c) 09/1019/53 (d) 091/019/53
  28. 28.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 76 (b) 77 (c) 87 (d) 78
  29. 29.True or false: “see where it comes from” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “read it once” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) 43
  32. 32.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: copy it 50 times blindly? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  33. 33.True or false: “know what each letter is” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 92 (b) 89 (c) 91 (d) 90
  35. 35.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 63 (d) 65
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) use it in a few sums (c) never use it in sums (d) skip what letters mean
  37. 37.True or false: “use it in a few sums” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  39. 39.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 73 (b) 72 (c) 74 (d) 71
  40. 40.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 8, the tens digit is 8 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 8. What is 9 × 8?

Answer key

  1. a weak way
  2. a formula card
  3. 01/03/2024
  4. 81
  5. False
  6. copy it 50 times blindly
  7. 27
  8. repeats the digit
  9. 15/02/1965
  10. know what each letter is
  11. 45
  12. read it once
  13. draw a labelled picture
  14. True
  15. 20/11/2009
  16. you can rebuild it
  17. 63
  18. 18
  19. a smart way
  20. a smart way
  21. False
  22. 09/04/2021
  23. 54
  24. 9
  25. 0 or 5
  26. never use it in sums
  27. 09/10/1953
  28. 77
  29. False
  30. True
  31. 33
  32. a weak way
  33. True
  34. 90
  35. 63
  36. use it in a few sums
  37. True
  38. a smart way
  39. 72
  40. 72

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