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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Formulas and Tables

Memory techniques lesson 23: Formulas, tables and dates · Set 586 · 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 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 47 (b) 44 (c) 45 (d) 46
  2. 2.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) see where it comes from (c) say it aloud (d) test yourself weekly
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) draw a labelled picture (b) cram it the last night (c) test yourself weekly (d) use it in a few sums
  4. 4.True or false: “a formula card” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 9, the tens digit is 9 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 9. What is 9 × 9?
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use it in a few sums (b) see where it comes from (c) copy it 50 times blindly (d) know what each letter is
  7. 7.📐 In the 11 times table up to 11 × 9, each answer… (a) is always odd (b) repeats the digit (c) ends in 0 (d) ends in 5
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) see where it comes from (b) mix up the letters (c) read it once (d) copy it 50 times blindly
  9. 9.True or false: “mix up the letters” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “know what each letter is” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 In the 9 times table from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10, the digits of each answer add up to… (a) 8 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 10
  12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) mix up the letters (b) copy it 50 times blindly (c) cram it the last night (d) a formula card
  13. 13.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 2, the tens digit is 2 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 2. What is 9 × 2?
  14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) cram it the last night (c) mix up the letters (d) test yourself weekly
  15. 15.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 33 (b) 35 (c) 38 (d) 36
  16. 16.True or false: “a formula card” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: test yourself weekly? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  18. 18.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 89 (b) 88 (c) 98 (d) 87
  19. 19.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 10, the tens digit is 10 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 10. What is 9 × 10?
  20. 20.📅 The digits 15051977 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 150/519/77 (b) 15/0519/77 (c) 15/05/1977 (d) 1505/19/77
  21. 21.True or false: “draw a labelled picture” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 50 (b) 53 (c) 48 (d) 51
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 13 (d) 15
  25. 25.📐 Every answer in the 5 times table ends in… (a) 1 or 6 (b) 2 or 7 (c) 0 or 5 (d) any digit
  26. 26.📅 The digits 26081989 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 260/819/89 (b) 26/0819/89 (c) 26/08/1989 (d) 2608/19/89
  27. 27.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) say it aloud (b) see where it comes from (c) a formula card (d) never use it in sums
  28. 28.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: use it in a few sums? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  29. 29.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: never use it in sums? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  30. 30.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 55 (b) 54 (c) 53 (d) 56
  31. 31.True or false: “skip what letters mean” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “see where it comes from” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “cram it the last night” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) say it aloud (b) use it in a few sums (c) know what each letter is (d) mix up the letters
  35. 35.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 4, the tens digit is 4 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 4. What is 9 × 4?
  36. 36.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) see where it comes from (b) read it once (c) test yourself weekly (d) use it in a few sums
  37. 37.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: see where it comes from? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  38. 38.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 5, the tens digit is 5 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 5. What is 9 × 5?
  39. 39.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 63 (b) 61 (c) 58 (d) 60
  40. 40.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 21 (d) 20

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. copy it 50 times blindly
  3. cram it the last night
  4. False
  5. 81
  6. copy it 50 times blindly
  7. repeats the digit
  8. see where it comes from
  9. False
  10. True
  11. 9
  12. a formula card
  13. 18
  14. test yourself weekly
  15. 35
  16. True
  17. a smart way
  18. 88
  19. 90
  20. 15/05/1977
  21. True
  22. 50
  23. 36
  24. 15
  25. 0 or 5
  26. 26/08/1989
  27. never use it in sums
  28. a smart way
  29. a weak way
  30. 54
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. mix up the letters
  35. 36
  36. read it once
  37. a smart way
  38. 45
  39. 60
  40. 20

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