Mnemonics Worksheet: Chunking Numbers
Memory tip (Fewer, bigger pieces): Split long numbers into groups of 3 or 4: a 10-digit phone number as 3-3-4; a 12-digit number as 4-4-4. Dates: 2 digits for the day, 2 for the month, 4 for the year: 26011950 → 26/01/1950. Check every digit stays in the same order — chunks group digits, they never change them.
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- 1.📅 The digits 14082000 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1408/20/00 (b) 14/0820/00 (c) 14/08/2000 (d) 140/820/00
- 2.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) has no pattern (b) changes daily (c) means something to you (d) is very long
- 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 828183575. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 828 185 375 (b) 828 183 575 (c) 281 835 75 (d) 828 183 5775
- 4.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only pictures (b) nothing at all (c) only numbers (d) numbers and letter lists
- 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 2935031220. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 293 503 2120 (b) 293 503 120 (c) 293 503 31220 (d) 293 503 1220
- 6.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 299678570. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 299 768 570 (b) 299 678 570 (c) 299 678 5770 (d) 299 785 70
- 8.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 717737144845. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7177 3714 48845 (b) 7717 3714 4845 (c) 7177 3714 4845 (d) 7177 3714 845
- 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 5616399227. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 561 699 227 (b) 561 693 9227 (c) 566 163 99227 (d) 561 639 9227
- 11.📅 The digits 21081958 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 21/08/1958 (b) 210/819/58 (c) 21/0819/58 (d) 2108/19/58
- 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 319205301230. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3192 0530 1230 (b) 1920 5301 230 (c) 3192 0530 2130 (d) 3192 0530 01230
- 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 742214621. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 742 241 621 (b) 742 214 621 (c) 742 214 62 (d) 742 214 6621
- 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 738682199. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 738 682 1999 (b) 378 682 199 (c) 738 682 199 (d) 386 821 99
- 15.📅 The digits 28011967 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 280/119/67 (b) 28/0119/67 (c) 28/01/1967 (d) 2801/19/67
- 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 541700131963. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5470 0131 963 (b) 5417 0031 1963 (c) 5411 7001 31963 (d) 5417 0013 1963
- 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 870812906. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 870 821 906 (b) 808 129 06 (c) 870 812 9066 (d) 870 812 906
- 18.📅 The digits 27111966 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 27/1119/66 (b) 2711/19/66 (c) 271/119/66 (d) 27/11/1966
- 19.📅 The digits 05032003 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0503/20/03 (b) 05/0320/03 (c) 05/03/2003 (d) 050/320/03
- 20.📅 The digits 02061988 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0206/19/88 (b) 02/06/1988 (c) 02/0619/88 (d) 020/619/88
- 21.📅 The digits 21111987 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 211/119/87 (b) 21/1119/87 (c) 2111/19/87 (d) 21/11/1987
- 22.📅 The digits 21071969 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 21/0719/69 (b) 21/07/1969 (c) 2107/19/69 (d) 210/719/69
- 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 3331740520. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 333 117 40520 (b) 333 174 5020 (c) 331 740 520 (d) 333 174 0520
- 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 8930131427. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 893 013 1247 (b) 893 011 31427 (c) 830 131 427 (d) 893 013 1427
- 25.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 26.📅 The digits 07061976 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 07/0619/76 (b) 070/619/76 (c) 0706/19/76 (d) 07/06/1976
- 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 774722777. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 777 227 77 (b) 774 722 7777 (c) 774 722 777 (d) 777 422 777
- 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 716115957171. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7161 1159 57171 (b) 7161 1557 171 (c) 7611 1595 7171 (d) 7161 1595 7171
- 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 483996001194. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4839 9600 1194 (b) 4839 9600 01194 (c) 4893 9600 1194 (d) 4839 9600 119
- 30.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 220417779576. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2204 1777 957 (b) 2204 1777 9576 (c) 2204 1177 79576 (d) 2204 1777 5976
- 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 2824308515. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 822 430 8515 (b) 282 430 8515 (c) 282 443 08515 (d) 282 430 515
- 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 192215695524. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1922 1569 5524 (b) 1221 5695 524 (c) 1192 2156 95524 (d) 1922 1569 5542
- 34.📅 The digits 22061952 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 22/06/1952 (b) 2206/19/52 (c) 220/619/52 (d) 22/0619/52
- 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 348879019. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 348 879 109 (b) 348 879 0119 (c) 348 790 19 (d) 348 879 019
- 36.🔢 What is chunking? (a) splitting into groups (b) saying it backwards (c) writing it twice (d) reading very fast
- 37.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 3407679621. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 340 767 9621 (b) 304 767 9621 (c) 340 076 79621 (d) 340 767 621
- 39.📅 The digits 13071953 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 13/07/1953 (b) 130/719/53 (c) 13/0719/53 (d) 1307/19/53
- 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 9610129328. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 961 012 93288 (b) 961 012 9328 (c) 961 021 9328 (d) 961 012 932
Answer key
- 14/08/2000
- means something to you
- 828 183 575
- numbers and letter lists
- 293 503 1220
- 2
- 299 678 570
- 4
- 7177 3714 4845
- 561 639 9227
- 21/08/1958
- 3192 0530 1230
- 742 214 621
- 738 682 199
- 28/01/1967
- 5417 0013 1963
- 870 812 906
- 27/11/1966
- 05/03/2003
- 02/06/1988
- 21/11/1987
- 21/07/1969
- 333 174 0520
- 893 013 1427
- 5
- 07/06/1976
- 774 722 777
- 7161 1595 7171
- 4839 9600 1194
- 3
- 2204 1777 9576
- 282 430 8515
- 1922 1569 5524
- 22/06/1952
- 348 879 019
- splitting into groups
- 5
- 340 767 9621
- 13/07/1953
- 961 012 9328
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