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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Formulas and Tables

Memory techniques lesson 23: Formulas, tables and dates · Set 700 · 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: “know what each letter is” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: test yourself weekly? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  3. 3.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) read it once (b) know what each letter is (c) use it in a few sums (d) draw a labelled picture
  4. 4.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 6, the tens digit is 6 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 6. What is 9 × 6?
  5. 5.📅 The digits 19031997 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1903/19/97 (b) 19/0319/97 (c) 190/319/97 (d) 19/03/1997
  6. 6.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: say it aloud? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  7. 7.True or false: “use it in a few sums” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  9. 9.📐 In the 9 times table from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10, the digits of each answer add up to… (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 8
  10. 10.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 51 (b) 53 (c) 48 (d) 50
  11. 11.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 29
  12. 12.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 8, the tens digit is 8 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 8. What is 9 × 8?
  13. 13.📅 The digits 23021979 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 23/0219/79 (b) 2302/19/79 (c) 23/02/1979 (d) 230/219/79
  14. 14.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: use it in a few sums? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  15. 15.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 9, the tens digit is 9 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 9. What is 9 × 9?
  16. 16.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 90 (b) 91 (c) 93 (d) 88
  17. 17.True or false: “test yourself weekly” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) read it once (c) skip what letters mean (d) test yourself weekly
  19. 19.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: never use it in sums? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  20. 20.True or false: “say it aloud” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📅 The digits 05122013 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 051/220/13 (b) 05/1220/13 (c) 05/12/2013 (d) 0512/20/13
  22. 22.True or false: “read it once” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read it once (b) draw a labelled picture (c) see where it comes from (d) a formula card
  24. 24.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: cram it the last night? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  25. 25.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: see where it comes from? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  26. 26.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 5, the tens digit is 5 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 5. What is 9 × 5?
  27. 27.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 3, the tens digit is 3 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 3. What is 9 × 3?
  28. 28.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) draw a labelled picture (c) a formula card (d) say it aloud
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use it in a few sums (b) cram it the last night (c) draw a labelled picture (d) know what each letter is
  30. 30.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 23
  31. 31.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: copy it 50 times blindly? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  32. 32.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: draw a labelled picture? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) draw a labelled picture (b) know what each letter is (c) skip what letters mean (d) say it aloud
  34. 34.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 87 (b) 77 (c) 78 (d) 76
  35. 35.📅 The digits 11111993 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1111/19/93 (b) 11/1119/93 (c) 111/119/93 (d) 11/11/1993
  36. 36.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: read it once? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  37. 37.True or false: “a formula card” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Every answer in the 5 times table ends in… (a) 0 or 5 (b) 2 or 7 (c) 1 or 6 (d) any digit
  39. 39.📅 The digits 24102006 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2410/20/06 (b) 24/10/2006 (c) 24/1020/06 (d) 241/020/06
  40. 40.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 23 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 21

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a smart way
  3. read it once
  4. 54
  5. 19/03/1997
  6. a smart way
  7. False
  8. a smart way
  9. 9
  10. 50
  11. 27
  12. 72
  13. 23/02/1979
  14. a smart way
  15. 81
  16. 90
  17. True
  18. test yourself weekly
  19. a weak way
  20. True
  21. 05/12/2013
  22. True
  23. read it once
  24. a weak way
  25. a smart way
  26. 45
  27. 27
  28. copy it 50 times blindly
  29. cram it the last night
  30. 20
  31. a weak way
  32. a smart way
  33. skip what letters mean
  34. 77
  35. 11/11/1993
  36. a weak way
  37. True
  38. 0 or 5
  39. 24/10/2006
  40. 22

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