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.🔢 You want to remember the number 152364305. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 152 343 05 (b) 152 364 305 (c) 152 364 350 (d) 152 364 3305
- 2.📅 The digits 24021978 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 24/02/1978 (b) 240/219/78 (c) 24/0219/78 (d) 2402/19/78
- 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 923278974703. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9232 7897 703 (b) 9232 7889 74703 (c) 9232 7894 7703 (d) 9232 7897 4703
- 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 491740386. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 449 174 0386 (b) 491 703 86 (c) 491 740 386 (d) 491 743 086
- 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 990428675610. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9990 4286 75610 (b) 9904 2867 5610 (c) 9904 2867 560 (d) 9904 2865 7610
- 6.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 7.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 8.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 9.🔢 What is chunking? (a) reading very fast (b) splitting into groups (c) writing it twice (d) saying it backwards
- 10.📅 The digits 11061975 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1106/19/75 (b) 11/0619/75 (c) 110/619/75 (d) 11/06/1975
- 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 5852715598. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 852 715 598 (b) 585 527 15598 (c) 585 271 5598 (d) 582 571 5598
- 12.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 13.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 14.📅 The digits 09061991 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 09/06/1991 (b) 0906/19/91 (c) 090/619/91 (d) 09/0619/91
- 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 5070212023. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 507 021 202 (b) 507 021 2032 (c) 507 021 12023 (d) 507 021 2023
- 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 284403485. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 284 403 485 (b) 288 440 3485 (c) 248 403 485 (d) 284 404 85
- 17.📅 The digits 10052020 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 10/05/2020 (b) 100/520/20 (c) 1005/20/20 (d) 10/0520/20
- 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 5989354951. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 589 935 4951 (b) 598 935 49511 (c) 598 935 4951 (d) 989 354 951
- 19.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only pictures (b) only numbers (c) numbers and letter lists (d) nothing at all
- 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 2643784611. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 264 378 461 (b) 264 387 4611 (c) 264 378 4611 (d) 264 378 46111
- 21.📅 The digits 13032024 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 130/320/24 (b) 13/03/2024 (c) 13/0320/24 (d) 1303/20/24
- 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 988279381365. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9888 2793 81365 (b) 9882 7938 1365 (c) 9882 7931 365 (d) 9882 7931 8365
- 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 9312110622. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 913 211 0622 (b) 931 110 622 (c) 931 221 10622 (d) 931 211 0622
- 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 898676602. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 898 676 620 (b) 898 676 6022 (c) 898 766 02 (d) 898 676 602
- 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 370791642. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 370 719 642 (b) 377 079 1642 (c) 370 716 42 (d) 370 791 642
- 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 903160583. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 903 610 583 (b) 903 160 583 (c) 903 605 83 (d) 903 160 0583
- 27.📅 The digits 10081953 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 10/0819/53 (b) 100/819/53 (c) 10/08/1953 (d) 1008/19/53
- 28.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 19 and 47 (b) 1 and 947 (c) 1 9 4 7 (d) 194 and 7
- 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 7132759403. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 713 275 9403 (b) 713 327 59403 (c) 713 275 940 (d) 173 275 9403
- 30.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 5894724209. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 598 472 4209 (b) 589 472 4209 (c) 589 472 409 (d) 589 472 42209
- 32.📅 The digits 27021961 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 270/219/61 (b) 27/02/1961 (c) 27/0219/61 (d) 2702/19/61
- 33.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) has no pattern (b) changes daily (c) is very long (d) means something to you
- 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 740201114582. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7740 2011 14582 (b) 7402 0111 452 (c) 7402 0111 4582 (d) 7400 2111 4582
- 35.📅 The digits 06041967 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 06/0419/67 (b) 06/04/1967 (c) 0604/19/67 (d) 060/419/67
- 36.📅 The digits 11041966 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 110/419/66 (b) 11/04/1966 (c) 1104/19/66 (d) 11/0419/66
- 37.📅 The digits 27031988 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 27/0319/88 (b) 27/03/1988 (c) 270/319/88 (d) 2703/19/88
- 38.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 39.📅 The digits 28011964 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2801/19/64 (b) 28/0119/64 (c) 28/01/1964 (d) 280/119/64
- 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 427980011. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 427 798 0011 (b) 427 900 11 (c) 427 980 011 (d) 427 980 101
Answer key
- 152 364 305
- 24/02/1978
- 9232 7897 4703
- 491 740 386
- 9904 2867 5610
- 3
- 4
- 4
- splitting into groups
- 11/06/1975
- 585 271 5598
- 2
- 9
- 09/06/1991
- 507 021 2023
- 284 403 485
- 10/05/2020
- 598 935 4951
- numbers and letter lists
- 264 378 4611
- 13/03/2024
- 9882 7938 1365
- 931 211 0622
- 898 676 602
- 370 791 642
- 903 160 583
- 10/08/1953
- 19 and 47
- 713 275 9403
- 5
- 589 472 4209
- 27/02/1961
- means something to you
- 7402 0111 4582
- 06/04/1967
- 11/04/1966
- 27/03/1988
- 5
- 28/01/1964
- 427 980 011
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