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 632381666. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 623 381 666 (b) 632 381 666 (c) 632 381 66 (d) 632 381 1666
- 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 1162437491. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 116 234 7491 (b) 116 243 791 (c) 116 624 37491 (d) 116 243 7491
- 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 9807737981. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 980 773 7918 (b) 980 773 7981 (c) 980 737 981 (d) 980 773 79881
- 4.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 209564840602. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2095 6484 062 (b) 2905 6484 0602 (c) 2099 5648 40602 (d) 2095 6484 0602
- 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 5731341696. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 573 131 4696 (b) 573 131 696 (c) 573 134 1696 (d) 573 313 41696
- 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 6052002620. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 605 520 02620 (b) 605 200 2602 (c) 605 202 620 (d) 605 200 2620
- 8.📅 The digits 26031951 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2603/19/51 (b) 26/0319/51 (c) 260/319/51 (d) 26/03/1951
- 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 745910196. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 745 910 96 (b) 745 910 196 (c) 475 910 196 (d) 745 910 1966
- 10.📅 The digits 02061982 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0206/19/82 (b) 02/0619/82 (c) 020/619/82 (d) 02/06/1982
- 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 360645537. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 366 455 37 (b) 360 645 357 (c) 360 664 5537 (d) 360 645 537
- 12.📅 The digits 20081956 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 200/819/56 (b) 20/0819/56 (c) 20/08/1956 (d) 2008/19/56
- 13.📅 The digits 02122004 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 02/12/2004 (b) 0212/20/04 (c) 021/220/04 (d) 02/1220/04
- 14.📅 The digits 19041953 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 19/0419/53 (b) 19/04/1953 (c) 1904/19/53 (d) 190/419/53
- 15.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 16.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) writing it twice (c) reading very fast (d) splitting into groups
- 17.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) means something to you (b) has no pattern (c) changes daily (d) is very long
- 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 606830849. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 606 830 489 (b) 606 883 0849 (c) 606 830 49 (d) 606 830 849
- 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 670006925219. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6070 0692 5219 (b) 6700 0695 219 (c) 6700 0069 25219 (d) 6700 0692 5219
- 20.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 985041694. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 985 041 694 (b) 985 046 194 (c) 950 416 94 (d) 985 041 6994
- 22.📅 The digits 01121959 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 011/219/59 (b) 01/12/1959 (c) 01/1219/59 (d) 0112/19/59
- 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 163012099. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 163 012 0999 (b) 163 012 099 (c) 630 120 99 (d) 163 102 099
- 24.📅 The digits 23021981 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 23/0219/81 (b) 2302/19/81 (c) 23/02/1981 (d) 230/219/81
- 25.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 26.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 27.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is a smaller number (b) three chunks, not ten (c) it is printed bigger (d) it has fewer digits
- 28.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 1 and 947 (b) 19 and 47 (c) 194 and 7 (d) 1 9 4 7
- 29.📅 The digits 15041959 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1504/19/59 (b) 15/04/1959 (c) 15/0419/59 (d) 150/419/59
- 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 8625462011. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 682 546 2011 (b) 862 544 62011 (c) 862 546 2011 (d) 862 542 011
- 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 179404052116. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1794 0052 116 (b) 1794 0405 2116 (c) 1794 0405 21166 (d) 1794 0405 2161
- 32.📅 The digits 11102011 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1110/20/11 (b) 111/020/11 (c) 11/1020/11 (d) 11/10/2011
- 33.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 34.📅 The digits 02041966 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 02/0419/66 (b) 0204/19/66 (c) 020/419/66 (d) 02/04/1966
- 35.📅 The digits 09081973 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 09/0819/73 (b) 09/08/1973 (c) 090/819/73 (d) 0908/19/73
- 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 363110577304. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3631 1005 77304 (b) 3631 1057 7304 (c) 3631 1057 734 (d) 3631 0157 7304
- 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 578626730652. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5786 2673 0652 (b) 5786 2673 652 (c) 5786 2267 30652 (d) 5768 2673 0652
- 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 4269613257. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 426 961 3257 (b) 426 913 257 (c) 246 961 3257 (d) 426 961 32557
- 39.📅 The digits 20061970 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2006/19/70 (b) 200/619/70 (c) 20/0619/70 (d) 20/06/1970
- 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 549607204. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 549 960 7204 (b) 549 607 240 (c) 496 072 04 (d) 549 607 204
Answer key
- 632 381 666
- 116 243 7491
- 980 773 7981
- 3
- 2095 6484 0602
- 573 134 1696
- 605 200 2620
- 26/03/1951
- 745 910 196
- 02/06/1982
- 360 645 537
- 20/08/1956
- 02/12/2004
- 19/04/1953
- 4
- splitting into groups
- means something to you
- 606 830 849
- 6700 0692 5219
- 9
- 985 041 694
- 01/12/1959
- 163 012 099
- 23/02/1981
- 4
- 7
- three chunks, not ten
- 19 and 47
- 15/04/1959
- 862 546 2011
- 1794 0405 2116
- 11/10/2011
- 2
- 02/04/1966
- 09/08/1973
- 3631 1057 7304
- 5786 2673 0652
- 426 961 3257
- 20/06/1970
- 549 607 204
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