Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 123 · 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) a number you just heard (b) tables learned long ago (c) your home address (d) your mother tongue
2. 2.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
3. 3.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) nowhere (b) short-term memory (c) only your notebook (d) long-term memory
4. 4.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) directions told just now (b) how to swim (c) a number you just heard (d) an OTP you just got
5. 5.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
6. 6.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
7. 7.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hear it once (b) read it once (c) hope for the best (d) review and use it often
8. 8.True or false: “a number you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) your mother tongue (c) the national anthem (d) a new word for a minute
10. 10.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) your best friend’s name (c) directions told just now (d) tables learned long ago
11. 11.🗂️ 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) for years (d) only a short while
12. 12.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) your home address (c) an OTP you just got (d) the last line you read
14. 14.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a price you just heard? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP you just got (b) the national anthem (c) a number you just heard (d) the last line you read
17. 17.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) no memory (b) short-term memory (c) muscle memory (d) long-term memory
18. 18.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) no reason (b) to make them longer (c) fewer things to hold (d) to change the number
20. 20.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
21. 21.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) no limit (b) a whole book (c) only a few (d) hundreds
22. 22.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) a number you just heard (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) your home address
24. 24.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your birthday? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
25. 25.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) an OTP you just got (c) your home address (d) your best friend’s name
26. 26.True or false: “directions told just now” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) a new word for a minute (c) the national anthem (d) your mother tongue
28. 28.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
29. 29.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) your mother tongue (c) tables learned long ago (d) the last line you read
30. 30.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) your home address (c) directions told just now (d) a new word for a minute
31. 31.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) the national anthem (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) the last line you read
33. 33.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
34. 34.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
35. 35.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) your birthday (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) a carry while adding
37. 37.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) your home address (c) an OTP you just got (d) your mother tongue
39. 39.True or false: “the last line you read” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “your home address” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True

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