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 775831833. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 778 318 33 (b) 775 813 833 (c) 775 883 1833 (d) 775 831 833
- 2.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) means something to you (b) has no pattern (c) changes daily (d) is very long
- 3.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) splitting into groups (c) reading very fast (d) writing it twice
- 4.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 5.📅 The digits 07081968 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 07/08/1968 (b) 0708/19/68 (c) 07/0819/68 (d) 070/819/68
- 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 462744566. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 627 445 66 (b) 462 774 4566 (c) 426 744 566 (d) 462 744 566
- 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 291565618013. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2916 5618 013 (b) 2916 5561 8013 (c) 2915 6561 8013 (d) 2915 6561 80133
- 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 8725292410. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 872 529 2410 (b) 872 529 24100 (c) 872 529 241 (d) 872 522 9410
- 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 415069041. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 415 069 41 (b) 415 069 9041 (c) 145 069 041 (d) 415 069 041
- 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 472506008155. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4725 0600 8155 (b) 4725 0600 1855 (c) 4750 6008 155 (d) 4725 0600 08155
- 11.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 12.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 13.📅 The digits 12121958 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 121/219/58 (b) 12/1219/58 (c) 1212/19/58 (d) 12/12/1958
- 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 815217120641. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8152 1712 0641 (b) 8152 1120 641 (c) 1852 1712 0641 (d) 8815 2171 20641
- 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 497165266. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 497 165 266 (b) 497 716 5266 (c) 491 765 266 (d) 497 165 26
- 16.📅 The digits 26091998 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2609/19/98 (b) 26/09/1998 (c) 260/919/98 (d) 26/0919/98
- 17.📅 The digits 07041973 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 070/419/73 (b) 0704/19/73 (c) 07/0419/73 (d) 07/04/1973
- 18.📅 The digits 01011999 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 010/119/99 (b) 0101/19/99 (c) 01/0119/99 (d) 01/01/1999
- 19.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 20.📅 The digits 03062002 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 030/620/02 (b) 03/0620/02 (c) 03/06/2002 (d) 0306/20/02
- 21.📅 The digits 20102014 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 201/020/14 (b) 20/1020/14 (c) 20/10/2014 (d) 2010/20/14
- 22.📅 The digits 15031958 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 150/319/58 (b) 15/03/1958 (c) 1503/19/58 (d) 15/0319/58
- 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 976355047. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 976 355 07 (b) 973 655 047 (c) 976 635 5047 (d) 976 355 047
- 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 262052338237. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2620 5238 3237 (b) 2620 5233 8237 (c) 2622 0523 38237 (d) 2620 5238 237
- 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 6553809331. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 655 380 93331 (b) 553 809 331 (c) 655 380 9331 (d) 655 380 3931
- 26.📅 The digits 05082003 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0508/20/03 (b) 05/08/2003 (c) 050/820/03 (d) 05/0820/03
- 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 321354620. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 321 354 62 (b) 321 354 260 (c) 321 354 6620 (d) 321 354 620
- 28.📅 The digits 02021951 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 02/02/1951 (b) 020/219/51 (c) 02/0219/51 (d) 0202/19/51
- 29.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) three chunks, not ten (b) it is printed bigger (c) it is a smaller number (d) it has fewer digits
- 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 844578829. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 844 788 29 (b) 844 578 829 (c) 844 578 8829 (d) 844 578 892
- 31.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 3640759221. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 364 075 9221 (b) 364 077 59221 (c) 364 705 9221 (d) 364 075 221
- 33.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 34.📅 The digits 08122002 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 081/220/02 (b) 0812/20/02 (c) 08/12/2002 (d) 08/1220/02
- 35.📅 The digits 02031992 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0203/19/92 (b) 02/0319/92 (c) 02/03/1992 (d) 020/319/92
- 36.📅 The digits 16041963 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 16/04/1963 (b) 1604/19/63 (c) 16/0419/63 (d) 160/419/63
- 37.📅 The digits 27021994 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 270/219/94 (b) 27/02/1994 (c) 27/0219/94 (d) 2702/19/94
- 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 1763112074. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 173 611 2074 (b) 176 311 2074 (c) 173 112 074 (d) 117 631 12074
- 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 125912126507. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1259 2126 507 (b) 1251 9212 6507 (c) 1259 1212 6507 (d) 1259 1212 65077
- 40.📅 The digits 05052005 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 05/0520/05 (b) 05/05/2005 (c) 050/520/05 (d) 0505/20/05
Answer key
- 775 831 833
- means something to you
- splitting into groups
- 3
- 07/08/1968
- 462 744 566
- 2915 6561 8013
- 872 529 2410
- 415 069 041
- 4725 0600 8155
- 6
- 2
- 12/12/1958
- 8152 1712 0641
- 497 165 266
- 26/09/1998
- 07/04/1973
- 01/01/1999
- 2
- 03/06/2002
- 20/10/2014
- 15/03/1958
- 976 355 047
- 2620 5233 8237
- 655 380 9331
- 05/08/2003
- 321 354 620
- 02/02/1951
- three chunks, not ten
- 844 578 829
- 8
- 364 075 9221
- 5
- 08/12/2002
- 02/03/1992
- 16/04/1963
- 27/02/1994
- 176 311 2074
- 1259 1212 6507
- 05/05/2005
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