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Short-term memory is like a small desk: it holds only a few things at once — a number you just heard, a carry while adding — and they slide off quickly. Long-term memory is like a big cupboard that keeps your home address, how to ride a bicycle and tables learned long ago. Reviewing and using something moves it from the desk to the cupboard. Chunking helps the small desk hold more.
✓ You passed this lesson’s test.
A small desk and a big cupboard — “short-term holds a few things now; long-term stores them for later”
Use it for: Mental maths, phone numbers, directions, new words and anything you must keep for an exam.
Check: Try it: read a 10-digit number once, cover it and write it — then try again in chunks of 3, 3 and 4 ✓
▶ Watch it animatedWork it out in your head or on paper, type the answer and press Check. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.
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20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.
🏅 Sign in with Google to earn the 🗂️ Memory Sorter badge when you pass — and a certificate when you finish all 6 lessons of Part 1 · How memory works. You can still take the test without signing in.
Why does it work? When should you use it? Ask in English, मराठी or हिंदी.
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