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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Formulas and Tables

Memory techniques lesson 23: Formulas, tables and dates · Set 723 · 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: skip what letters mean? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  2. 2.True or false: “say it aloud” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “use it in a few sums” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “know what each letter is” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: mix up the letters? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  6. 6.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 76 (b) 87 (c) 78 (d) 77
  7. 7.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 19
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) draw a labelled picture (b) skip what letters mean (c) mix up the letters (d) copy it 50 times blindly
  9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) cram it the last night (b) say it aloud (c) read it once (d) mix up the letters
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test yourself weekly (b) know what each letter is (c) a formula card (d) skip what letters mean
  11. 11.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 2, the tens digit is 2 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 2. What is 9 × 2?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test yourself weekly (b) a formula card (c) say it aloud (d) copy it 50 times blindly
  13. 13.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 6, the tens digit is 6 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 6. What is 9 × 6?
  14. 14.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 48 (b) 53 (c) 50 (d) 51
  15. 15.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: cram it the last night? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  16. 16.True or false: “draw a labelled picture” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 In the 11 times table up to 11 × 9, each answer… (a) ends in 5 (b) is always odd (c) repeats the digit (d) ends in 0
  18. 18.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 7, the tens digit is 7 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 7. What is 9 × 7?
  19. 19.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 9, the tens digit is 9 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 9. What is 9 × 9?
  20. 20.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 43 (c) 46 (d) 48
  21. 21.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 5, the tens digit is 5 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 5. What is 9 × 5?
  22. 22.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: copy it 50 times blindly? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  23. 23.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  24. 24.True or false: “skip what letters mean” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 In the 9 times table from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10, the digits of each answer add up to… (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 10 (d) 8
  26. 26.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 78 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 80
  27. 27.True or false: “use it in a few sums” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) know what each letter is (b) cram it the last night (c) skip what letters mean (d) read it once
  29. 29.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 21 (b) 18 (c) 23 (d) 20
  30. 30.📅 The digits 02031978 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 020/319/78 (b) 02/03/1978 (c) 0203/19/78 (d) 02/0319/78
  31. 31.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 54 (b) 44 (c) 43 (d) 45
  32. 32.True or false: “test yourself weekly” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.True or false: “say it aloud” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📅 The digits 27021986 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2702/19/86 (b) 27/0219/86 (c) 27/02/1986 (d) 270/219/86
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use it in a few sums (b) know what each letter is (c) test yourself weekly (d) read it once
  37. 37.📅 The digits 21101974 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 21/1019/74 (b) 211/019/74 (c) 2110/19/74 (d) 21/10/1974
  38. 38.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 3, the tens digit is 3 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 3. What is 9 × 3?
  39. 39.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 35 (d) 36
  40. 40.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: draw a labelled picture? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way

Answer key

  1. a weak way
  2. False
  3. True
  4. False
  5. a weak way
  6. 77
  7. 18
  8. draw a labelled picture
  9. say it aloud
  10. skip what letters mean
  11. 18
  12. copy it 50 times blindly
  13. 54
  14. 50
  15. a weak way
  16. False
  17. repeats the digit
  18. 63
  19. 81
  20. 45
  21. 45
  22. a weak way
  23. a smart way
  24. True
  25. 9
  26. 80
  27. False
  28. know what each letter is
  29. 20
  30. 02/03/1978
  31. 44
  32. False
  33. 33
  34. True
  35. 27/02/1986
  36. read it once
  37. 21/10/1974
  38. 27
  39. 36
  40. a smart way

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