Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

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

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students