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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Formulas and Tables

Memory techniques lesson 23: Formulas, tables and dates · Set 628 · 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.True or false: “test yourself weekly” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 3, the tens digit is 3 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 3. What is 9 × 3?
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) read it once (c) cram it the last night (d) use it in a few sums
  4. 4.📅 The digits 04021993 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 040/219/93 (b) 04/0219/93 (c) 04/02/1993 (d) 0402/19/93
  5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) read it once (b) mix up the letters (c) say it aloud (d) cram it the last night
  6. 6.📐 In the 9 times table from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10, the digits of each answer add up to… (a) 10 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 8
  7. 7.📅 The digits 12101968 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 12/1019/68 (b) 121/019/68 (c) 1210/19/68 (d) 12/10/1968
  8. 8.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 7, the tens digit is 7 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 7. What is 9 × 7?
  9. 9.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: draw a labelled picture? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  10. 10.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 31 (b) 33 (c) 30 (d) 28
  11. 11.True or false: “know what each letter is” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📅 The digits 18031980 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1803/19/80 (b) 18/0319/80 (c) 180/319/80 (d) 18/03/1980
  13. 13.True or false: “know what each letter is” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📅 The digits 01101972 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 01/1019/72 (b) 0110/19/72 (c) 01/10/1972 (d) 011/019/72
  15. 15.True or false: “never use it in sums” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: cram it the last night? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  17. 17.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) draw a labelled picture (b) test yourself weekly (c) copy it 50 times blindly (d) a formula card
  18. 18.True or false: “say it aloud” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 38 (b) 35 (c) 37 (d) 36
  20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) draw a labelled picture (c) read it once (d) cram it the last night
  21. 21.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 55 (c) 56 (d) 53
  22. 22.True or false: “draw a labelled picture” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Every answer in the 5 times table ends in… (a) 1 or 6 (b) 2 or 7 (c) 0 or 5 (d) any digit
  24. 24.True or false: “mix up the letters” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 4, the tens digit is 4 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 4. What is 9 × 4?
  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.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) see where it comes from (b) never use it in sums (c) mix up the letters (d) read it once
  28. 28.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: never use it in sums? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  29. 29.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 55 (b) 53 (c) 56 (d) 58
  30. 30.📅 The digits 28012022 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2801/20/22 (b) 28/01/2022 (c) 28/0120/22 (d) 280/120/22
  31. 31.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: know what each letter is? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  32. 32.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: copy it 50 times blindly? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  33. 33.📐 Why learn the meaning behind a formula? (a) it is shorter (b) you can rebuild it (c) it looks smart (d) there is no need
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.📅 The digits 21111973 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 21/1119/73 (b) 2111/19/73 (c) 211/119/73 (d) 21/11/1973
  36. 36.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 2, the tens digit is 2 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 2. What is 9 × 2?
  37. 37.📐 Area of a rectangle = length × breadth. What helps you keep it? (a) picture a tiled floor (b) read it once (c) copy it blindly (d) skip it
  38. 38.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  39. 39.True or false: “never use it in sums” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 43 (d) 34

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 27
  3. use it in a few sums
  4. 04/02/1993
  5. say it aloud
  6. 9
  7. 12/10/1968
  8. 63
  9. a smart way
  10. 30
  11. False
  12. 18/03/1980
  13. True
  14. 01/10/1972
  15. False
  16. a weak way
  17. copy it 50 times blindly
  18. False
  19. 36
  20. draw a labelled picture
  21. 54
  22. False
  23. 0 or 5
  24. False
  25. 36
  26. 72
  27. see where it comes from
  28. a weak way
  29. 55
  30. 28/01/2022
  31. a smart way
  32. a weak way
  33. you can rebuild it
  34. 88
  35. 21/11/1973
  36. 18
  37. picture a tiled floor
  38. a smart way
  39. True
  40. 33

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