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Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 132 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. short-term memory
  4. the last line you read
  5. an OTP you just got
  6. True
  7. a new word for a minute
  8. how to swim
  9. long-term memory
  10. False
  11. short-term memory
  12. short-term memory
  13. False
  14. True
  15. long-term memory
  16. the last line you read
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a price you just heard
  20. True
  21. True
  22. a number you just heard
  23. False
  24. directions told just now
  25. your home address
  26. long-term memory
  27. False
  28. False
  29. 8
  30. 5
  31. True
  32. only a few
  33. short-term memory
  34. long-term memory
  35. a carry while adding
  36. 4
  37. how to ride a bicycle
  38. 5
  39. long-term memory
  40. 6

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