The 3-W’s of Beta Academy middle school and intermediate school are

What, Way, When.

Doing What is required,
the Way it is required, and
turn it in When it is required.
Scholars who consistently apply all three W’s to their schoolwork create
personal academic success in every content area including math.

Attached is a copy of the 1st Semester intermediate level Math Speed Drill.

This speed drill represents specific math facts; approximately 2/3 of which
were learned prior to 6th grade. All these facts represent information that
you need to be able to recite and use with automaticity (automaticity:
fluent memory; like you know you’re ABC’s).

Learning these facts to automaticity increases math proficiency because it

improves your mental math skills and computational ability on all math
problems. Having these facts memorized frees up your mind and leaves
more time to work on harder math processes and computations that
require critical thinking and analytical reasoning.
Math aims first to be accurate, then efficient. Proficiency improves your
math efficiency. Math efficiency prevents the wasted time used to
calculate facts because you have them memorized.
Beta’s math teachers teach relationship to and of these facts, so that the
Speed Drill is not a drill and kill rote requirement but a learning device.

Remember: Practice does not make perfect; it makes proficient, efficient,

and permanent.
MIXED SPEED DRILL 1st Semester Name: ________________________________
Intermediate Grades Date: ________________
Allotted time: ________min. # ______

Squares: Unit Abbreviations: Primes beginning at: Fractions (f.) ,

√256 = 16 8 oz. = one c. (cup) 23 Decimal Fractions
√144 = 12 mm is millimeter 29 (d.f.) , & o/o’s:

√361 = 19 g is gram 31 0.13 = 1/8 f.

√196 = 14 2,000 lb. = one t. (tn.) (ton) 37 0.875 = 7/8 f.

√225 = 15 16 c. = one gal. (gallon) 41 0.714 = 5/7 f.

3
√169 = 13 16 oz. = one lb. (pound) 43 0.6 = /5 f.
√324 = 18 mph is miles per hour 47 0.625 = 5/8 f.

√289 = 17 tbsp. is tablespoon 53 0.375 = 3/8 f.

√121 = 11 tsp. is teaspoon 59 1/

20= 0.05 d.f.
dm is decimeter 61 1/ = 0.2 d.f.
5

cm is centimeter 67 3/ = 0.375 d.f.

8

Cubes 5,280 ft. = 1 mi. (mile) 71 3/ = 0.6 d.f.

5

3
√64 = 4 1,760 yd. = 1 mi. (mile) 73 5/
8 = 0.625 d.f.
3
√27 = 3 L is liter 79 4/
5 = 0.8 d.f.
3
√125 = 5 pt. is pint = 2 c. (cup) 83 1/
3 = 33 %
3
√8 = 2 mg is milligram 89 2/
3 = 67 %
3
√1 = 1 36 in. = 1 yd. (yard) 97
63 = 216 fl. oz. is fluid ounce(s)
73 = 343 sec. is second(s) 4 c. = qt. (quart) = 2 pt.
83 = 512 kg is kilogram 4 qt. = gal. (gallon) = 128 oz.
93 = 729 oC is Celsius 0o = freezing point Celsius
103 = 1,000 oF is Fahrenheit 32o = freezing point Fahrenheit

10 Extra Credit pts. (1 pt. ea.) E.C. is only awarded if all other answers on the Speed Drill are completed.

1 base unit (meter, liter, gram) contains 10 deci (0.1) = 100 centi (0.01)= 1,000 milli (0.001)

1 kilo = 1,000 base units 1 hecto/hm = 100 base units 1 deka/dam = 10 base units
2.54 cm = 1 in. 1 kg = 1,000 g 1 g = 1,000 mg 1 L = 1,000 mL
MIXED SPEED DRILL 1st Semester Name: ________________________________
Intermediate Grades Date: ________________
Allotted time: ________min. # ______

Squares: Unit Abbreviations: Primes beginning at: Fractions (f.) ,

√256 = _________ ______oz. = one c. (cup) ___23____ Decimal Fractions
√144 = _________ ______ is millimeter _________ (d.f.) , & o/o’s:
√361 = _________ _____ is gram _________ 0.13 = ______ f.
√196 = _________ ________ lb. = one t. /tn. (ton) _________ 0.875 =______ f.
√225 = _________ ______ c. = one gal. (gallon) _________ 0.714 = ______ f.
√169 = _________ ______ oz. = one lb. (pound) _________ 0.6 = _______ f.
√324 = _________ _________ is miles per hour _________ 0.625 = _______ f.
√289 = _________ _________ is tablespoon _________ 0.375 = _______ f.
1
√121 = _________ _________ is teaspoon _________ 20 = _______ d.f.
1
______ is decimeter _________ 5 = _______ d.f.
3
______ is centimeter _________ 8 = _______ d.f.
3
Cubes _________ ft. = 1 mi. (mile) _________ 5 = _______ d.f.
5
3
√64 = _________ _________ yd. = 1 mi. (mile) _________ 8
= _______ d.f.
4
3
√27 = _________ _____ is liter _________ 5 = _______ d.f.
1
3
√125 = _________ _____ is pint = ____ c. (cup) _________ 3 = _______ %
2
3
√8 = _________ ______ is milligram _________ 3 = _______ %
3
√1 = _________ ______ in. = 1 yd. (yard) _________
63 = _________ _________ is fluid ounce(s)
73 = _________ ______ is second(s) _____ c. = one qt. (quart) = _____ pt.
83 = _________ ______ is kilogram _____ qt. = one gal. (gallon) = _____ oz.
93 = _________ ____ is Celsius ____ = freezing point Celsius
103 = _________ ____ is Fahrenheit _____ = freezing point Fahrenheit

10 Extra Credit pts. (1 pt. ea.) Extra Credit is only awarded if all Speed Drill answers are given.
1 base unit (1 meter) contains _____deci (0.1) = _______centi (0.01)= _________ milli (0.001)

1 kilo = ______ base units 1 hecto/hm = ______ base units 1 deka/dam = ______ base units
_______ cm = 1 in. 1 kg = _______ g 1 g = _______ mg 1 L = _______ mL