Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 260 · 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 price you just heard (b) an OTP you just got (c) how to swim (d) directions told just now
2. 2.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) no limit (b) only a few (c) a whole book (d) hundreds
3. 3.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
4. 4.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) read it once (b) hear it once (c) review and use it often (d) hope for the best
5. 5.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) your best friend’s name (c) your home address (d) a number you just heard
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) a number you just heard (c) a price you just heard (d) directions told just now
7. 7.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: an OTP you just got? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
9. 9.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
10. 10.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) a price you just heard (c) your home address (d) tables learned long ago
12. 12.True or false: “a price you just heard” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a price you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “how to swim” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
16. 16.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
17. 17.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
18. 18.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
19. 19.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
20. 20.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) the last line you read (b) a price you just heard (c) the national anthem (d) directions told just now
21. 21.True or false: “a carry while adding” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a price you just heard (b) a new word for a minute (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) a number you just heard
23. 23.🗂️ 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) long-term memory (d) muscle memory
24. 24.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
25. 25.True or false: “the last line you read” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) forever (b) only a short while (c) for years (d) until next month
27. 27.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
28. 28.True or false: “your mother tongue” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
30. 30.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
31. 31.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to make them longer (b) no reason (c) to change the number (d) fewer things to hold
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a price you just heard (b) directions told just now (c) a new word for a minute (d) tables learned long ago
33. 33.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a price you just heard? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) a price you just heard (c) tables learned long ago (d) how to ride a bicycle
35. 35.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
36. 36.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
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.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the national anthem? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
39. 39.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) a number you just heard (c) directions told just now (d) a carry while adding
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your mother tongue (b) the last line you read (c) tables learned long ago (d) your home address

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