Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 161 · 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.🗂️ 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) until next month (c) for years (d) forever
2. 2.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your birthday (b) your home address (c) how to swim (d) an OTP you just got
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) tables learned long ago (c) directions told just now (d) your best friend’s name
5. 5.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
6. 6.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hear it once (b) hope for the best (c) review and use it often (d) read it once
7. 7.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) a carry while adding (d) the last line you read
8. 8.True or false: “a carry while adding” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
10. 10.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) a whole book (b) hundreds (c) no limit (d) only a few
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) your birthday (c) the national anthem (d) a carry while adding
12. 12.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
13. 13.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your birthday (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) how to swim (d) a number you just heard
15. 15.True or false: “directions told just now” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) no reason (b) fewer things to hold (c) to make them longer (d) to change the number
17. 17.True or false: “the last line you read” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a price you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) your mother tongue (c) the last line you read (d) directions told just now
20. 20.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to swim? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
21. 21.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
22. 22.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
23. 23.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) a price you just heard (c) your best friend’s name (d) an OTP you just got
24. 24.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) how to swim (c) the national anthem (d) a price you just heard
25. 25.True or false: “how to swim” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) a price you just heard (c) a carry while adding (d) a number you just heard
27. 27.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) your home address (c) a price you just heard (d) a number you just heard
29. 29.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) a carry while adding (c) your mother tongue (d) your home address
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a price you just heard (b) tables learned long ago (c) how to swim (d) your best friend’s name
32. 32.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: an OTP you just got? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
33. 33.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) no memory (b) muscle memory (c) long-term memory (d) short-term memory
34. 34.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) tables learned long ago (c) a number you just heard (d) a carry while adding
35. 35.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) the national anthem (c) your best friend’s name (d) a new word for a minute
37. 37.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your mother tongue (b) your best friend’s name (c) directions told just now (d) your birthday
38. 38.True or false: “a number you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
40. 40.True or false: “a price you just heard” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True

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