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 697205148. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 697 205 148 (b) 697 025 148 (c) 697 205 5148 (d) 697 205 48
- 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 6036105714. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 603 610 5714 (b) 063 610 5714 (c) 603 610 574 (d) 603 610 57714
- 3.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 1 and 947 (b) 1 9 4 7 (c) 194 and 7 (d) 19 and 47
- 4.📅 The digits 01012001 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 01/01/2001 (b) 01/0120/01 (c) 010/120/01 (d) 0101/20/01
- 5.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) nothing at all (b) only pictures (c) numbers and letter lists (d) only numbers
- 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 6857319035. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 685 731 90035 (b) 685 731 9035 (c) 685 319 035 (d) 687 531 9035
- 7.📅 The digits 22071992 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 220/719/92 (b) 22/0719/92 (c) 22/07/1992 (d) 2207/19/92
- 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 462030261077. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4623 0261 077 (b) 4620 3062 1077 (c) 4620 3026 1077 (d) 4462 0302 61077
- 9.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) writing it twice (c) splitting into groups (d) reading very fast
- 10.📅 The digits 01012009 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 01/01/2009 (b) 0101/20/09 (c) 01/0120/09 (d) 010/120/09
- 11.📅 The digits 06051990 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 060/519/90 (b) 0605/19/90 (c) 06/05/1990 (d) 06/0519/90
- 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 293080457. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 293 080 457 (b) 293 080 0457 (c) 239 080 457 (d) 290 804 57
- 13.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 744434808. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 744 344 808 (b) 744 434 808 (c) 744 433 4808 (d) 744 438 08
- 15.📅 The digits 17122010 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1712/20/10 (b) 17/1220/10 (c) 17/12/2010 (d) 171/220/10
- 16.📅 The digits 25121957 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 251/219/57 (b) 2512/19/57 (c) 25/12/1957 (d) 25/1219/57
- 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 463545568. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 463 545 568 (b) 463 545 5668 (c) 463 545 56 (d) 463 545 586
- 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 4149471950. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 414 947 1950 (b) 414 947 19950 (c) 414 947 1905 (d) 414 947 190
- 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 5700589053. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 570 058 9053 (b) 557 005 89053 (c) 570 059 8053 (d) 700 589 053
- 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 2136442215. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 213 644 2215 (b) 216 344 2215 (c) 213 644 215 (d) 213 364 42215
- 21.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 22.📅 The digits 18021979 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 18/0219/79 (b) 1802/19/79 (c) 180/219/79 (d) 18/02/1979
- 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 800754668. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 800 754 6668 (b) 800 754 668 (c) 800 546 68 (d) 807 054 668
- 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 412219448542. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4122 1944 8452 (b) 4122 1944 8542 (c) 4122 1944 48542 (d) 4122 1944 542
- 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 271173435673. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2711 7343 35673 (b) 2711 7435 673 (c) 2711 7343 5673 (d) 7211 7343 5673
- 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 368679199827. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3866 7919 9827 (b) 3686 7919 927 (c) 3686 6791 99827 (d) 3686 7919 9827
- 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 759540554. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 795 540 554 (b) 759 540 554 (c) 755 405 54 (d) 755 954 0554
- 28.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 29.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) changes daily (b) means something to you (c) has no pattern (d) is very long
- 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 5886750098. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 586 750 098 (b) 588 675 0098 (c) 588 867 50098 (d) 588 675 0089
- 31.📅 The digits 07011952 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 070/119/52 (b) 0701/19/52 (c) 07/01/1952 (d) 07/0119/52
- 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 371103003. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 371 103 0003 (b) 371 103 03 (c) 371 103 003 (d) 371 013 003
- 33.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 34.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 905582869139. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9055 8286 99139 (b) 9055 8286 9139 (c) 0955 8286 9139 (d) 9055 8286 139
- 36.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 335990259. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 335 990 295 (b) 335 990 0259 (c) 335 990 259 (d) 335 902 59
- 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 316692808. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 316 692 808 (b) 316 699 2808 (c) 316 692 88 (d) 361 692 808
- 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 124613837. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 246 138 37 (b) 124 613 837 (c) 124 613 3837 (d) 124 163 837
- 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 971597395560. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9715 9795 560 (b) 9715 9739 55560 (c) 9715 9739 5560 (d) 9715 9739 5506
Answer key
- 697 205 148
- 603 610 5714
- 19 and 47
- 01/01/2001
- numbers and letter lists
- 685 731 9035
- 22/07/1992
- 4620 3026 1077
- splitting into groups
- 01/01/2009
- 06/05/1990
- 293 080 457
- 2
- 744 434 808
- 17/12/2010
- 25/12/1957
- 463 545 568
- 414 947 1950
- 570 058 9053
- 213 644 2215
- 3
- 18/02/1979
- 800 754 668
- 4122 1944 8542
- 2711 7343 5673
- 3686 7919 9827
- 759 540 554
- 5
- means something to you
- 588 675 0098
- 07/01/1952
- 371 103 003
- 5
- 6
- 9055 8286 9139
- 4
- 335 990 259
- 316 692 808
- 124 613 837
- 9715 9739 5560
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