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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.📅 The digits 02021985 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 020/219/85 (b) 0202/19/85 (c) 02/0219/85 (d) 02/02/1985
- 2.📅 The digits 22031992 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 220/319/92 (b) 2203/19/92 (c) 22/03/1992 (d) 22/0319/92
- 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 366356811900. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3663 5681 1900 (b) 3663 5811 900 (c) 3663 5681 11900 (d) 6363 5681 1900
- 4.🔢 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
- 5.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) means something to you (b) changes daily (c) has no pattern (d) is very long
- 6.📅 The digits 17101970 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 171/019/70 (b) 17/1019/70 (c) 17/10/1970 (d) 1710/19/70
- 7.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) nothing at all (b) only pictures (c) numbers and letter lists (d) only numbers
- 8.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 500699922. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 500 699 292 (b) 500 699 9922 (c) 500 699 22 (d) 500 699 922
- 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 6535449229. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 635 544 9229 (b) 655 354 49229 (c) 653 549 229 (d) 653 544 9229
- 11.📅 The digits 16032006 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1603/20/06 (b) 16/03/2006 (c) 16/0320/06 (d) 160/320/06
- 12.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 13.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 169177156106. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1691 7715 66106 (b) 1691 7715 6160 (c) 1617 7156 106 (d) 1691 7715 6106
- 15.📅 The digits 03031962 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 03/03/1962 (b) 03/0319/62 (c) 030/319/62 (d) 0303/19/62
- 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 965212109. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 952 121 09 (b) 965 212 2109 (c) 965 212 109 (d) 956 212 109
- 17.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 18.📅 The digits 09011959 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0901/19/59 (b) 09/0119/59 (c) 09/01/1959 (d) 090/119/59
- 19.📅 The digits 21111996 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 21/1119/96 (b) 211/119/96 (c) 2111/19/96 (d) 21/11/1996
- 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 763810222. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 763 381 0222 (b) 763 812 022 (c) 763 812 22 (d) 763 810 222
- 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 107590441. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 107 590 441 (b) 107 950 441 (c) 107 590 4441 (d) 107 590 41
- 22.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 5983250206. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 598 325 02206 (b) 598 325 0206 (c) 598 325 020 (d) 598 325 2006
- 24.📅 The digits 08032001 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 08/0320/01 (b) 08/03/2001 (c) 080/320/01 (d) 0803/20/01
- 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 507063122720. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5070 3612 2720 (b) 5070 6311 22720 (c) 5070 6312 2720 (d) 0706 3122 720
- 26.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) reading very fast (c) writing it twice (d) splitting into groups
- 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 114444952. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 114 449 452 (b) 114 444 4952 (c) 114 444 952 (d) 114 449 52
- 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 780379340734. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7803 7340 734 (b) 7803 7934 0734 (c) 7083 7934 0734 (d) 7803 7934 40734
- 29.📅 The digits 02121963 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0212/19/63 (b) 021/219/63 (c) 02/1219/63 (d) 02/12/1963
- 30.📅 The digits 09032005 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 090/320/05 (b) 0903/20/05 (c) 09/0320/05 (d) 09/03/2005
- 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 505129962389. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5051 2962 389 (b) 5051 2299 62389 (c) 0551 2996 2389 (d) 5051 2996 2389
- 32.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 33.📅 The digits 12121996 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 12/1219/96 (b) 121/219/96 (c) 1212/19/96 (d) 12/12/1996
- 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 117205813. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 117 720 5813 (b) 172 058 13 (c) 117 025 813 (d) 117 205 813
- 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 8363950830. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 836 395 030 (b) 883 639 50830 (c) 833 695 0830 (d) 836 395 0830
- 36.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 37.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 38.📅 The digits 02031994 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0203/19/94 (b) 02/0319/94 (c) 020/319/94 (d) 02/03/1994
- 39.📅 The digits 14032009 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 14/03/2009 (b) 140/320/09 (c) 14/0320/09 (d) 1403/20/09
- 40.📅 The digits 25041967 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 25/0419/67 (b) 250/419/67 (c) 25/04/1967 (d) 2504/19/67
Answer key
- 02/02/1985
- 22/03/1992
- 3663 5681 1900
- 19 and 47
- means something to you
- 17/10/1970
- numbers and letter lists
- 3
- 500 699 922
- 653 544 9229
- 16/03/2006
- 9
- 5
- 1691 7715 6106
- 03/03/1962
- 965 212 109
- 5
- 09/01/1959
- 21/11/1996
- 763 810 222
- 107 590 441
- 8
- 598 325 0206
- 08/03/2001
- 5070 6312 2720
- splitting into groups
- 114 444 952
- 7803 7934 0734
- 02/12/1963
- 09/03/2005
- 5051 2996 2389
- 2
- 12/12/1996
- 117 205 813
- 836 395 0830
- 2
- 3
- 02/03/1994
- 14/03/2009
- 25/04/1967
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students