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 915125635. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 951 256 35 (b) 915 125 635 (c) 951 125 635 (d) 915 512 5635
- 2.📅 The digits 02061969 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 020/619/69 (b) 02/0619/69 (c) 02/06/1969 (d) 0206/19/69
- 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 323220098. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 322 200 98 (b) 332 220 098 (c) 323 220 0098 (d) 323 220 098
- 4.📅 The digits 11042014 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 11/0420/14 (b) 1104/20/14 (c) 11/04/2014 (d) 110/420/14
- 5.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 6.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 249373138431. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2493 3713 8431 (b) 2937 3138 431 (c) 2493 7313 8431 (d) 2249 3731 38431
- 8.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 341020426. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 341 200 426 (b) 341 020 426 (c) 341 020 26 (d) 341 020 0426
- 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 8077161487. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 807 716 1487 (b) 807 761 487 (c) 807 711 6487 (d) 807 716 11487
- 11.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 12.📅 The digits 14121950 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 141/219/50 (b) 14/12/1950 (c) 1412/19/50 (d) 14/1219/50
- 13.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 14.🔢 You want to remember the number 1570756713. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 157 756 713 (b) 157 075 6713 (c) 157 075 56713 (d) 157 075 6731
- 15.📅 The digits 28051959 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 280/519/59 (b) 2805/19/59 (c) 28/0519/59 (d) 28/05/1959
- 16.📅 The digits 17051963 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1705/19/63 (b) 17/0519/63 (c) 170/519/63 (d) 17/05/1963
- 17.📅 The digits 10011952 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 10/01/1952 (b) 1001/19/52 (c) 100/119/52 (d) 10/0119/52
- 18.📅 The digits 28011960 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 280/119/60 (b) 28/01/1960 (c) 2801/19/60 (d) 28/0119/60
- 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 299087472. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 299 087 472 (b) 929 087 472 (c) 299 008 7472 (d) 290 874 72
- 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 502626166. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 502 626 166 (b) 520 626 166 (c) 502 626 6166 (d) 502 261 66
- 21.📅 The digits 11011992 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 11/01/1992 (b) 110/119/92 (c) 11/0119/92 (d) 1101/19/92
- 22.📅 The digits 03121955 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 03/1219/55 (b) 03/12/1955 (c) 0312/19/55 (d) 031/219/55
- 23.🔢 What is chunking? (a) writing it twice (b) splitting into groups (c) reading very fast (d) saying it backwards
- 24.📅 The digits 15062007 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1506/20/07 (b) 15/0620/07 (c) 150/620/07 (d) 15/06/2007
- 25.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 26.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 7264640325. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 726 464 325 (b) 726 464 3025 (c) 726 464 0325 (d) 726 464 03255
- 28.📅 The digits 08061991 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0806/19/91 (b) 08/06/1991 (c) 08/0619/91 (d) 080/619/91
- 29.🔢 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
- 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 512592524. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 525 925 24 (b) 521 592 524 (c) 551 259 2524 (d) 512 592 524
- 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 3858658890. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 385 865 88890 (b) 385 858 890 (c) 835 865 8890 (d) 385 865 8890
- 32.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 397527908. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 397 527 9008 (b) 375 279 08 (c) 397 527 908 (d) 397 527 098
- 34.📅 The digits 22092020 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 220/920/20 (b) 2209/20/20 (c) 22/09/2020 (d) 22/0920/20
- 35.📅 The digits 08022017 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 08/0220/17 (b) 0802/20/17 (c) 08/02/2017 (d) 080/220/17
- 36.📅 The digits 01042015 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 01/0420/15 (b) 0104/20/15 (c) 01/04/2015 (d) 010/420/15
- 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 4865528250. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 846 552 8250 (b) 448 655 28250 (c) 865 528 250 (d) 486 552 8250
- 38.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 39.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 40.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) means something to you (b) has no pattern (c) changes daily (d) is very long
Answer key
- 915 125 635
- 02/06/1969
- 323 220 098
- 11/04/2014
- 5
- 2
- 2493 7313 8431
- 6
- 341 020 426
- 807 716 1487
- 9
- 14/12/1950
- 4
- 157 075 6713
- 28/05/1959
- 17/05/1963
- 10/01/1952
- 28/01/1960
- 299 087 472
- 502 626 166
- 11/01/1992
- 03/12/1955
- splitting into groups
- 15/06/2007
- 8
- 5
- 726 464 0325
- 08/06/1991
- 19 and 47
- 512 592 524
- 385 865 8890
- 3
- 397 527 908
- 22/09/2020
- 08/02/2017
- 01/04/2015
- 486 552 8250
- 6
- 7
- means something to you
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