Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 11 · 40 questions

Memory tip (A small desk and a big cupboard): Short-term memory: a number you just heard, a carry while adding, directions told just now, an OTP you just got. Long-term memory: your home address, how to ride a bicycle, your mother tongue, tables learned long ago. Short-term holds only a few things, so group digits into chunks: 8 digits as 4 chunks means 8 − 4 = 4 fewer things to hold.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the national anthem (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) tables learned long ago (d) a price you just heard
2. 2.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
3. 3.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) your best friend’s name (c) directions told just now (d) a number you just heard
4. 4.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) fewer things to hold (b) to make them longer (c) to change the number (d) no reason
5. 5.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
6. 6.True or false: “your home address” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) a carry while adding (c) a price you just heard (d) your mother tongue
8. 8.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
9. 9.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
10. 10.True or false: “directions told just now” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) tables learned long ago (b) your home address (c) a new word for a minute (d) your best friend’s name
12. 12.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) how to swim (c) your birthday (d) how to ride a bicycle
14. 14.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) only your notebook (b) long-term memory (c) nowhere (d) short-term memory
15. 15.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
16. 16.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
17. 17.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) no limit (b) a whole book (c) hundreds (d) only a few
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) the national anthem (c) a new word for a minute (d) directions told just now
19. 19.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) until next month (b) forever (c) only a short while (d) for years
20. 20.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) directions told just now (b) your home address (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) how to swim
21. 21.True or false: “directions told just now” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) your birthday (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) a new word for a minute
23. 23.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: an OTP you just got? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a price you just heard (b) a new word for a minute (c) your home address (d) the last line you read
25. 25.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) read it once (b) hope for the best (c) review and use it often (d) hear it once
26. 26.True or false: “the last line you read” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) your birthday (c) how to swim (d) a number you just heard
28. 28.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
29. 29.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) muscle memory (b) no memory (c) long-term memory (d) short-term memory
30. 30.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
31. 31.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
32. 32.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
33. 33.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
34. 34.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your best friend’s name (b) how to swim (c) a carry while adding (d) how to ride a bicycle
35. 35.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
36. 36.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your birthday (b) a carry while adding (c) your mother tongue (d) your home address
38. 38.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) directions told just now (b) tables learned long ago (c) your best friend’s name (d) how to ride a bicycle
40. 40.True or false: “the national anthem” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False

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