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.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) numbers and letter lists (b) only numbers (c) only pictures (d) nothing at all
- 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 3247813133. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 324 783 1133 (b) 324 781 313 (c) 324 781 3133 (d) 322 478 13133
- 3.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 4.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 5.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 6.📅 The digits 27021987 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 270/219/87 (b) 2702/19/87 (c) 27/0219/87 (d) 27/02/1987
- 7.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 1 9 4 7 (b) 1 and 947 (c) 19 and 47 (d) 194 and 7
- 8.📅 The digits 10101992 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1010/19/92 (b) 101/019/92 (c) 10/1019/92 (d) 10/10/1992
- 9.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 10.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 803735419. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 083 735 419 (b) 803 735 419 (c) 803 735 4119 (d) 803 735 19
- 12.📅 The digits 20051982 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 20/0519/82 (b) 200/519/82 (c) 2005/19/82 (d) 20/05/1982
- 13.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) writing it twice (c) splitting into groups (d) reading very fast
- 14.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 475001752. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 475 001 752 (b) 475 000 1752 (c) 475 017 52 (d) 457 001 752
- 16.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 834762762. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 834 762 762 (b) 834 762 7762 (c) 834 762 672 (d) 347 627 62
- 18.📅 The digits 03031993 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 03/0319/93 (b) 03/03/1993 (c) 030/319/93 (d) 0303/19/93
- 19.📅 The digits 22091955 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 220/919/55 (b) 22/09/1955 (c) 22/0919/55 (d) 2209/19/55
- 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 255567811. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 255 568 11 (b) 255 657 811 (c) 255 566 7811 (d) 255 567 811
- 21.📅 The digits 09011957 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0901/19/57 (b) 09/01/1957 (c) 090/119/57 (d) 09/0119/57
- 22.📅 The digits 18011960 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 180/119/60 (b) 18/0119/60 (c) 1801/19/60 (d) 18/01/1960
- 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 263061920. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 263 601 920 (b) 230 619 20 (c) 263 061 920 (d) 263 306 1920
- 24.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 671066112666. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6170 6611 2666 (b) 6710 6611 266 (c) 6710 0661 12666 (d) 6710 6611 2666
- 26.📅 The digits 06042023 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 06/0420/23 (b) 060/420/23 (c) 06/04/2023 (d) 0604/20/23
- 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 273538022192. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2735 3802 192 (b) 2273 5380 22192 (c) 2735 3802 1292 (d) 2735 3802 2192
- 28.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 29.📅 The digits 01081970 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 01/0819/70 (b) 0108/19/70 (c) 010/819/70 (d) 01/08/1970
- 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 1985416225. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 985 416 225 (b) 198 541 62255 (c) 198 541 6225 (d) 198 541 2625
- 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 161047951371. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1161 0479 51371 (b) 1610 4791 5371 (c) 1104 7951 371 (d) 1610 4795 1371
- 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 8953092890. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 895 309 8290 (b) 895 392 890 (c) 895 309 2890 (d) 895 309 28990
- 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 9156881242. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 916 881 242 (b) 915 688 1242 (c) 911 568 81242 (d) 915 681 8242
- 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 264513179180. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2645 1317 9180 (b) 2645 1179 180 (c) 2641 5317 9180 (d) 2645 1317 91880
- 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 415154433. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 415 154 4333 (b) 415 154 33 (c) 411 554 433 (d) 415 154 433
- 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 878950619919. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8789 9506 19919 (b) 8789 5061 999 (c) 8789 5601 9919 (d) 8789 5061 9919
- 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 371770359590. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3717 7035 9590 (b) 3717 7035 9509 (c) 3717 7059 590 (d) 3717 7035 99590
- 38.📅 The digits 18072022 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 180/720/22 (b) 18/07/2022 (c) 18/0720/22 (d) 1807/20/22
- 39.📅 The digits 21091966 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 210/919/66 (b) 21/09/1966 (c) 21/0919/66 (d) 2109/19/66
- 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 744017750. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 440 177 50 (b) 774 401 7750 (c) 740 417 750 (d) 744 017 750
Answer key
- numbers and letter lists
- 324 781 3133
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 27/02/1987
- 19 and 47
- 10/10/1992
- 5
- 8
- 803 735 419
- 20/05/1982
- splitting into groups
- 3
- 475 001 752
- 9
- 834 762 762
- 03/03/1993
- 22/09/1955
- 255 567 811
- 09/01/1957
- 18/01/1960
- 263 061 920
- 2
- 6710 6611 2666
- 06/04/2023
- 2735 3802 2192
- 3
- 01/08/1970
- 198 541 6225
- 1610 4795 1371
- 895 309 2890
- 915 688 1242
- 2645 1317 9180
- 415 154 433
- 8789 5061 9919
- 3717 7035 9590
- 18/07/2022
- 21/09/1966
- 744 017 750
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