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 291017202. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 229 101 7202 (b) 291 017 202 (c) 921 017 202 (d) 210 172 02
- 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 8566032125. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 566 032 125 (b) 856 603 2125 (c) 856 660 32125 (d) 856 630 2125
- 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 182481890. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 182 481 890 (b) 182 818 90 (c) 188 248 1890 (d) 812 481 890
- 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 280022794. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 280 022 749 (b) 288 002 2794 (c) 280 022 794 (d) 200 227 94
- 5.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 931423980. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 931 423 980 (b) 931 429 80 (c) 931 429 380 (d) 931 423 9980
- 7.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 8.📅 The digits 07021991 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 07/02/1991 (b) 070/219/91 (c) 0702/19/91 (d) 07/0219/91
- 9.📅 The digits 15051950 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 15/05/1950 (b) 1505/19/50 (c) 150/519/50 (d) 15/0519/50
- 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 204846489. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 204 844 6489 (b) 204 464 89 (c) 204 846 498 (d) 204 846 489
- 11.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) means something to you (b) changes daily (c) has no pattern (d) is very long
- 12.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 13.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is printed bigger (b) it is a smaller number (c) three chunks, not ten (d) it has fewer digits
- 14.📅 The digits 04101977 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 04/10/1977 (b) 0410/19/77 (c) 04/1019/77 (d) 041/019/77
- 15.📅 The digits 19042024 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 19/0420/24 (b) 190/420/24 (c) 1904/20/24 (d) 19/04/2024
- 16.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) reading very fast (c) writing it twice (d) splitting into groups
- 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 3792698917. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 379 226 98917 (b) 379 269 897 (c) 379 269 8917 (d) 379 296 8917
- 18.📅 The digits 21031976 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 21/0319/76 (b) 2103/19/76 (c) 210/319/76 (d) 21/03/1976
- 19.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 729865237065. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7298 6652 37065 (b) 7298 6523 7065 (c) 2986 5237 065 (d) 7289 6523 7065
- 21.📅 The digits 08061951 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 080/619/51 (b) 08/0619/51 (c) 08/06/1951 (d) 0806/19/51
- 22.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 23.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) nothing at all (b) only numbers (c) numbers and letter lists (d) only pictures
- 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 7357264000. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 735 726 40000 (b) 735 726 4000 (c) 735 276 4000 (d) 757 264 000
- 25.📅 The digits 17032006 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 170/320/06 (b) 1703/20/06 (c) 17/03/2006 (d) 17/0320/06
- 26.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 27.📅 The digits 19031963 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 19/0319/63 (b) 190/319/63 (c) 1903/19/63 (d) 19/03/1963
- 28.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 750865294049. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7508 6529 4049 (b) 7508 6529 40049 (c) 7580 6529 4049 (d) 7586 5294 049
- 30.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 31.📅 The digits 19091954 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 19/09/1954 (b) 190/919/54 (c) 1909/19/54 (d) 19/0919/54
- 32.📅 The digits 27102014 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2710/20/14 (b) 271/020/14 (c) 27/1020/14 (d) 27/10/2014
- 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 508369717204. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5083 6717 204 (b) 5008 3697 17204 (c) 5083 6971 7204 (d) 5038 6971 7204
- 34.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 580825956. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 580 825 96 (b) 580 822 5956 (c) 508 825 956 (d) 580 825 956
- 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 802656317031. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8026 5631 7301 (b) 8065 6317 031 (c) 8026 6563 17031 (d) 8026 5631 7031
- 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 311882881101. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3118 8288 1011 (b) 3118 8288 11001 (c) 3118 8288 1101 (d) 3118 8288 110
- 38.📅 The digits 28082000 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 28/08/2000 (b) 2808/20/00 (c) 28/0820/00 (d) 280/820/00
- 39.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 573575681117. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5735 5681 117 (b) 5735 7756 81117 (c) 5735 7568 1117 (d) 5735 7586 1117
Answer key
- 291 017 202
- 856 603 2125
- 182 481 890
- 280 022 794
- 2
- 931 423 980
- 2
- 07/02/1991
- 15/05/1950
- 204 846 489
- means something to you
- 2
- three chunks, not ten
- 04/10/1977
- 19/04/2024
- splitting into groups
- 379 269 8917
- 21/03/1976
- 8
- 7298 6523 7065
- 08/06/1951
- 3
- numbers and letter lists
- 735 726 4000
- 17/03/2006
- 6
- 19/03/1963
- 5
- 7508 6529 4049
- 4
- 19/09/1954
- 27/10/2014
- 5083 6971 7204
- 9
- 580 825 956
- 8026 5631 7031
- 3118 8288 1101
- 28/08/2000
- 5
- 5735 7568 1117
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