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Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 309 · 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.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) review and use it often (b) hope for the best (c) read it once (d) hear it once
  2. 2.True or false: “a price you just heard” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to swim? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  4. 4.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  5. 5.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  6. 6.True or false: “how to swim” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: an OTP you just got? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  8. 8.🗂️ 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
  9. 9.True or false: “your birthday” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “the last line you read” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a price you just heard? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  12. 12.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) a whole book (b) only a few (c) hundreds (d) no limit
  13. 13.True or false: “a number you just heard” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your home address (b) an OTP you just got (c) a price you just heard (d) a number you just heard
  15. 15.True or false: “your best friend’s name” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) your birthday (d) a number you just heard
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) a new word for a minute (c) how to swim (d) your birthday
  18. 18.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  19. 19.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) short-term memory (b) only your notebook (c) nowhere (d) long-term memory
  20. 20.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  21. 21.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  22. 22.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) a price you just heard (c) your best friend’s name (d) directions told just now
  24. 24.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  25. 25.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  27. 27.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  28. 28.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  29. 29.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) tables learned long ago (b) how to swim (c) your mother tongue (d) a price you just heard
  30. 30.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the national anthem (b) tables learned long ago (c) how to swim (d) directions told just now
  32. 32.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “directions told just now” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) a carry while adding (c) directions told just now (d) tables learned long ago
  36. 36.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  37. 37.True or false: “how to swim” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  39. 39.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a price you just heard (b) a number you just heard (c) the last line you read (d) how to swim
  40. 40.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) your best friend’s name (c) a carry while adding (d) your birthday

Answer key

  1. review and use it often
  2. False
  3. long-term memory
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. False
  7. short-term memory
  8. only a short while
  9. True
  10. False
  11. short-term memory
  12. only a few
  13. False
  14. your home address
  15. False
  16. a number you just heard
  17. a new word for a minute
  18. 8
  19. long-term memory
  20. 3
  21. 5
  22. False
  23. your best friend’s name
  24. 4
  25. False
  26. short-term memory
  27. short-term memory
  28. long-term memory
  29. a price you just heard
  30. False
  31. directions told just now
  32. True
  33. False
  34. 3
  35. tables learned long ago
  36. 9
  37. True
  38. 8
  39. how to swim
  40. a carry while adding

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