Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 217 · 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.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
3. 3.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
4. 4.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) tables learned long ago (b) your home address (c) the national anthem (d) a number you just heard
5. 5.True or false: “the last line you read” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
7. 7.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) tables learned long ago (c) an OTP you just got (d) a carry while adding
8. 8.🗂️ 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) for years (c) forever (d) until next month
9. 9.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) your best friend’s name (c) a price you just heard (d) tables learned long ago
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) a carry while adding (d) directions told just now
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) a carry while adding (c) a number you just heard (d) your home address
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) directions told just now (b) a carry while adding (c) your best friend’s name (d) a number you just heard
13. 13.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
14. 14.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
15. 15.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) no reason (b) fewer things to hold (c) to change the number (d) to make them longer
16. 16.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
17. 17.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
19. 19.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) the last line you read (b) a carry while adding (c) a price you just heard (d) the national anthem
20. 20.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a price you just heard (b) a carry while adding (c) a new word for a minute (d) your home address
21. 21.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
22. 22.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) how to swim
23. 23.True or false: “your home address” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your mother tongue (b) an OTP you just got (c) a price you just heard (d) a new word for a minute
26. 26.True or false: “directions told just now” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) your birthday (c) your home address (d) how to ride a bicycle
28. 28.True or false: “your best friend’s name” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory (c) only your notebook (d) nowhere
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) your best friend’s name (c) your mother tongue (d) how to ride a bicycle
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to swim (b) the national anthem (c) the last line you read (d) how to ride a bicycle
32. 32.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
33. 33.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “the national anthem” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
36. 36.True or false: “a price you just heard” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) tables learned long ago (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) the national anthem (d) the last line you read
38. 38.🗂️ 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
39. 39.True or false: “your best friend’s name” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory

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