1. Quadratic Factorisation – Mixed – Card Match
In this activity students work individually or in groups to
match questions and answers.
Instead of cutting out cards, students can letter questions and
answers that go together.
A variety of card sizes are included.

2. Printing To print handouts from slides -
Select the slide from the left. Then click:
File > Print > ‘Print Current Slide’
To print multiple slides -
Click on a section title to highlight all those slides,
or press ‘Ctrl’ at the same time as selecting slides to
highlight more than one. Then click:
File > Print > ‘Print Selection’
To print double-sided handouts -
Highlight both slides before using ‘Print Selection’.
Choose ‘Print on Both Sides’ and ‘Flip on Short Edge’.

3. Match each expression with a method and the factorised expression.
Watch out! There are 3 incorrect factorised expressions!
𝑥2+8𝑥
𝑥2−4𝑥−3
𝑥2+5𝑥+6
𝑥2−4
𝑥2−4𝑥+4
𝑥2+6𝑥+12
𝑥2+𝑥−6
4𝑥+𝑥2−4𝑥−25
𝑥2−2𝑥−24
𝑥2−2𝑥+5
2𝑥2−32
Completing the Square
Difference of Two Squares
Two Brackets
Simplify &
Factorise &
𝑥+4 2−16
𝑥−5 𝑥+4
𝑥−6 𝑥+4
𝑥−5 𝑥+5
𝑥−2 2−7
𝑥−2 𝑥+2
𝑥+3 2+3
2 𝑥−4 𝑥+4
𝑥−2 2
𝑥−2 2+3
𝑥+2 𝑥+3
𝑥+3 𝑥−2
𝑥−1 2+4

4. Difference of Two Squares
𝑥2−4
𝑥2+8𝑥
𝑥2+5𝑥+6
Difference of Two Squares
Completing the Square
Two Brackets
𝑥−2 𝑥+2
𝑥+4 2−16
𝑥+2 𝑥+3
3 Answers

5. Difference of Two Squares
𝑥2−4
4𝑥+𝑥2−4𝑥−25
2𝑥2−32
𝑥2+8𝑥
𝑥2+6𝑥+12
𝑥2−2𝑥+5
𝑥2−4𝑥−3
𝑥2+5𝑥+6
𝑥2+𝑥−6
𝑥2−2𝑥−24
2𝑥2−8𝑥+8
Difference of Two Squares
Simplify &
Factorise &
Completing the Square
Two Brackets
𝑥−2 𝑥+2
𝑥−5 𝑥+5
2 𝑥−4 𝑥+4
𝑥+4 2−16
𝑥+3 2+3
𝑥−1 2+4
𝑥−2 2−7
𝑥+2 𝑥+3
𝑥+3 𝑥−2
𝑥−6 𝑥+4
2 𝑥−2 2
𝑥−5 𝑥+4
𝑥−2 2+3
𝑥−2 𝑥+2
Incorrect Answers
Answers

6. Match each expression with a method and the factorised expression.
Watch out! There are 3 incorrect factorised expressions!
𝑥2+8𝑥
𝑥2−4𝑥−3
𝑥2+5𝑥+6
𝑥2−4
𝑥2−4𝑥+4
𝑥2+6𝑥+12
𝑥2+𝑥−6
4𝑥+𝑥2−4𝑥−25
𝑥2−2𝑥−24
𝑥2−2𝑥+5
2𝑥2−32
Completing the Square
Difference of Two Squares
Two Brackets
Simplify &
Factorise &
𝑥+4 2−16
𝑥−5 𝑥+4
𝑥−6 𝑥+4
𝑥−5 𝑥+5
𝑥−2 2−7
𝑥−2 𝑥+2
𝑥+3 2+3
2 𝑥−4 𝑥+4
𝑥−2 2
𝑥−2 2+3
𝑥+2 𝑥+3
𝑥+3 𝑥−2
𝑥−1 2+4

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