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 450017234424. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4500 1723 4442 (b) 4500 1723 44424 (c) 4500 1723 4424 (d) 4501 7234 424
- 2.📅 The digits 12062014 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1206/20/14 (b) 120/620/14 (c) 12/0620/14 (d) 12/06/2014
- 3.📅 The digits 28111952 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2811/19/52 (b) 28/11/1952 (c) 281/119/52 (d) 28/1119/52
- 4.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) is very long (b) means something to you (c) changes daily (d) has no pattern
- 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 300470899. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 300 447 0899 (b) 300 478 99 (c) 300 470 899 (d) 300 470 989
- 6.📅 The digits 09062015 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 090/620/15 (b) 0906/20/15 (c) 09/0620/15 (d) 09/06/2015
- 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 649568055688. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6495 6805 5688 (b) 6495 6680 55688 (c) 4695 6805 5688 (d) 6495 6805 688
- 8.📅 The digits 25091961 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 250/919/61 (b) 2509/19/61 (c) 25/0919/61 (d) 25/09/1961
- 9.📅 The digits 12022022 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1202/20/22 (b) 12/0220/22 (c) 12/02/2022 (d) 120/220/22
- 10.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 19 and 47 (b) 194 and 7 (c) 1 9 4 7 (d) 1 and 947
- 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 592337200497. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5923 3720 497 (b) 5923 3720 4097 (c) 5923 3722 00497 (d) 5923 3720 0497
- 12.📅 The digits 21102011 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 21/1020/11 (b) 211/020/11 (c) 21/10/2011 (d) 2110/20/11
- 13.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is a smaller number (b) it is printed bigger (c) three chunks, not ten (d) it has fewer digits
- 14.📅 The digits 28031995 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 28/03/1995 (b) 2803/19/95 (c) 280/319/95 (d) 28/0319/95
- 15.📅 The digits 06111966 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 061/119/66 (b) 06/1119/66 (c) 0611/19/66 (d) 06/11/1966
- 16.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 125710884. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 125 710 8844 (b) 125 710 884 (c) 125 708 84 (d) 125 710 848
- 18.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 652162702334. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6521 6270 2334 (b) 6521 6270 234 (c) 6521 6227 02334 (d) 6526 1270 2334
- 20.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) splitting into groups (c) reading very fast (d) writing it twice
- 21.🔢 You want to remember the number 530783141. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 503 783 141 (b) 553 078 3141 (c) 530 783 141 (d) 530 831 41
- 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 224658209. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 224 582 09 (b) 224 658 2009 (c) 224 652 809 (d) 224 658 209
- 23.📅 The digits 09021986 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 090/219/86 (b) 09/0219/86 (c) 09/02/1986 (d) 0902/19/86
- 24.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 1608461083. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 160 864 1083 (b) 160 884 61083 (c) 160 846 103 (d) 160 846 1083
- 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 501238262. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 501 238 262 (b) 502 138 262 (c) 501 238 62 (d) 501 238 8262
- 27.📅 The digits 27042011 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 270/420/11 (b) 2704/20/11 (c) 27/0420/11 (d) 27/04/2011
- 28.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 29.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 30.📅 The digits 15021968 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1502/19/68 (b) 150/219/68 (c) 15/02/1968 (d) 15/0219/68
- 31.📅 The digits 09082006 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0908/20/06 (b) 090/820/06 (c) 09/08/2006 (d) 09/0820/06
- 32.📅 The digits 16061994 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 16/0619/94 (b) 16/06/1994 (c) 160/619/94 (d) 1606/19/94
- 33.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 122378983. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 122 378 983 (b) 122 378 83 (c) 122 237 8983 (d) 212 378 983
- 35.📅 The digits 25081957 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 25/0819/57 (b) 2508/19/57 (c) 250/819/57 (d) 25/08/1957
- 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 3265452132. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 326 542 5132 (b) 365 452 132 (c) 326 545 2132 (d) 322 654 52132
- 37.📅 The digits 21041960 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 210/419/60 (b) 2104/19/60 (c) 21/04/1960 (d) 21/0419/60
- 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 308514500. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 308 514 50 (b) 308 514 500 (c) 308 851 4500 (d) 308 514 050
- 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 6816370353. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 681 637 0353 (b) 681 637 03353 (c) 686 370 353 (d) 681 367 0353
- 40.📅 The digits 04042014 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 040/420/14 (b) 04/04/2014 (c) 0404/20/14 (d) 04/0420/14
Answer key
- 4500 1723 4424
- 12/06/2014
- 28/11/1952
- means something to you
- 300 470 899
- 09/06/2015
- 6495 6805 5688
- 25/09/1961
- 12/02/2022
- 19 and 47
- 5923 3720 0497
- 21/10/2011
- three chunks, not ten
- 28/03/1995
- 06/11/1966
- 2
- 125 710 884
- 4
- 6521 6270 2334
- splitting into groups
- 530 783 141
- 224 658 209
- 09/02/1986
- 4
- 160 846 1083
- 501 238 262
- 27/04/2011
- 5
- 7
- 15/02/1968
- 09/08/2006
- 16/06/1994
- 5
- 122 378 983
- 25/08/1957
- 326 545 2132
- 21/04/1960
- 308 514 500
- 681 637 0353
- 04/04/2014
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