Read the symbol key

Match the current symbol to this round’s key and enter its paired digit.

A symbol gets its digit from the key

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A teaching key with the current symbol below it.

The key pairs nine symbols with the digits 1 to 9. Find the current symbol in that key, then enter the digit printed beneath it.

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The key stays visible during the round. It is reshuffled for a new round, so a digit you remember from an earlier round may no longer match.

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Find the symbol in the current key and read its digit. Check again when a new round begins.

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A symbol gets its digit from the key

The key pairs nine symbols with the digits 1 to 9. Find the current symbol in that key, then enter the digit printed beneath it.

The key stays visible during the round. It is reshuffled for a new round, so a digit you remember from an earlier round may no longer match.

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A teaching key with the current symbol below it.

Find the moon, then read its digit

The current symbol is the moon. In this key it is the third entry, and the digit below it is 3. Enter 3.

Use the pair shown in the key, not a number suggested by the shape. A star’s points, for example, do not determine its digit.

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For this key, the moon is paired with 3.

A new round has a new key

The moon is showing again, but this is a different key. Check the mapping before choosing a digit.

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Use this new key, not the one from the worked example.

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Which digit matches the moon in the new key?

  1. 3
  2. 1
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1

Correct. The new key pairs the moon with 1. The shape is familiar, but the digit must come from the current round’s key.

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