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 676290399. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 667 290 399 (b) 662 903 99 (c) 676 229 0399 (d) 676 290 399
- 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 757777365. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 757 777 365 (b) 757 777 7365 (c) 757 777 36 (d) 757 773 765
- 3.📅 The digits 10081950 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1008/19/50 (b) 10/0819/50 (c) 100/819/50 (d) 10/08/1950
- 4.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 5.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) nothing at all (b) numbers and letter lists (c) only numbers (d) only pictures
- 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 644925838. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 644 925 838 (b) 644 925 83 (c) 464 925 838 (d) 644 925 8838
- 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 195571560188. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1955 7156 0188 (b) 1955 7155 60188 (c) 1955 1756 0188 (d) 1955 7156 188
- 8.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) changes daily (b) means something to you (c) has no pattern (d) is very long
- 9.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 10.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 170027393. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 170 027 933 (b) 170 073 93 (c) 170 027 393 (d) 177 002 7393
- 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 967147604123. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9671 4760 423 (b) 9671 4764 0123 (c) 9677 1476 04123 (d) 9671 4760 4123
- 13.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 773032220103. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7303 2220 103 (b) 7730 3222 01033 (c) 7730 3222 0103 (d) 7730 2322 0103
- 15.📅 The digits 19062006 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1906/20/06 (b) 19/0620/06 (c) 190/620/06 (d) 19/06/2006
- 16.📅 The digits 11041966 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 110/419/66 (b) 11/04/1966 (c) 11/0419/66 (d) 1104/19/66
- 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 951356503100. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9513 5650 3100 (b) 9513 5565 03100 (c) 9153 5650 3100 (d) 9535 6503 100
- 18.📅 The digits 17062010 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 170/620/10 (b) 17/06/2010 (c) 1706/20/10 (d) 17/0620/10
- 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 5979203452. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 597 920 34522 (b) 597 920 342 (c) 597 920 3452 (d) 597 290 3452
- 20.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 21.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 22.📅 The digits 07122024 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 07/1220/24 (b) 071/220/24 (c) 07/12/2024 (d) 0712/20/24
- 23.📅 The digits 25071962 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 25/0719/62 (b) 250/719/62 (c) 25/07/1962 (d) 2507/19/62
- 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 865095510539. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8650 9551 0539 (b) 8605 9551 0539 (c) 8650 9551 00539 (d) 8650 9551 059
- 25.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 19 and 47 (b) 1 9 4 7 (c) 1 and 947 (d) 194 and 7
- 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 788614234. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 788 861 4234 (b) 788 614 234 (c) 788 614 324 (d) 788 614 34
- 27.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 455141064028. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4551 4106 4028 (b) 4551 4064 028 (c) 4551 4106 40288 (d) 4551 4160 4028
- 29.🔢 What is chunking? (a) reading very fast (b) writing it twice (c) splitting into groups (d) saying it backwards
- 30.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is a smaller number (b) three chunks, not ten (c) it has fewer digits (d) it is printed bigger
- 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 249684210. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 294 684 210 (b) 249 842 10 (c) 249 684 210 (d) 249 684 2100
- 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 4713398031. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 473 398 031 (b) 477 133 98031 (c) 471 339 0831 (d) 471 339 8031
- 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 917014703160. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9170 1473 0160 (b) 9170 1477 03160 (c) 9170 1470 3160 (d) 9170 1470 316
- 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 2921562148. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 292 152 6148 (b) 292 156 2148 (c) 292 215 62148 (d) 292 156 218
- 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 306291285. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 306 291 825 (b) 300 629 1285 (c) 062 912 85 (d) 306 291 285
- 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 895620600970. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8955 6206 00970 (b) 8562 0600 970 (c) 8956 2060 0970 (d) 8956 0260 0970
- 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 547420611713. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5474 2206 11713 (b) 4574 2061 1713 (c) 5474 2061 173 (d) 5474 2061 1713
- 38.📅 The digits 19081972 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 19/0819/72 (b) 19/08/1972 (c) 1908/19/72 (d) 190/819/72
- 39.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 40.📅 The digits 01021983 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 01/0219/83 (b) 010/219/83 (c) 01/02/1983 (d) 0102/19/83
Answer key
- 676 290 399
- 757 777 365
- 10/08/1950
- 5
- numbers and letter lists
- 644 925 838
- 1955 7156 0188
- means something to you
- 2
- 5
- 170 027 393
- 9671 4760 4123
- 3
- 7730 3222 0103
- 19/06/2006
- 11/04/1966
- 9513 5650 3100
- 17/06/2010
- 597 920 3452
- 4
- 6
- 07/12/2024
- 25/07/1962
- 8650 9551 0539
- 19 and 47
- 788 614 234
- 7
- 4551 4106 4028
- splitting into groups
- three chunks, not ten
- 249 684 210
- 471 339 8031
- 9170 1470 3160
- 292 156 2148
- 306 291 285
- 8956 2060 0970
- 5474 2061 1713
- 19/08/1972
- 8
- 01/02/1983
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