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Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 357 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your mother tongue (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) a new word for a minute (d) the national anthem
  2. 2.True or false: “directions told just now” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your best friend’s name (b) directions told just now (c) an OTP you just got (d) the last line you read
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the national anthem (b) how to swim (c) tables learned long ago (d) directions told just now
  6. 6.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) hundreds (b) a whole book (c) no limit (d) only a few
  7. 7.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  8. 8.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  10. 10.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to swim (b) your home address (c) the last line you read (d) tables learned long ago
  12. 12.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) a price you just heard (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) an OTP you just got
  14. 14.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a carry while adding (b) how to swim (c) the national anthem (d) your best friend’s name
  16. 16.🗂️ 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
  17. 17.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  18. 18.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “how to swim” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  21. 21.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  22. 22.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  24. 24.True or false: “the national anthem” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a price you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  26. 26.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) no reason (b) to change the number (c) to make them longer (d) fewer things to hold
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) how to swim (c) a price you just heard (d) your best friend’s name
  28. 28.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  29. 29.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  30. 30.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to swim (b) an OTP you just got (c) the last line you read (d) directions told just now
  32. 32.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  33. 33.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  34. 34.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) a number you just heard (c) directions told just now (d) a price you just heard
  35. 35.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) directions told just now (d) a price you just heard
  36. 36.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) short-term memory (b) only your notebook (c) long-term memory (d) nowhere
  37. 37.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  38. 38.True or false: “a price you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “your home address” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a new word for a minute
  2. False
  3. True
  4. your best friend’s name
  5. directions told just now
  6. only a few
  7. short-term memory
  8. False
  9. long-term memory
  10. short-term memory
  11. the last line you read
  12. 6
  13. how to ride a bicycle
  14. 8
  15. a carry while adding
  16. only a short while
  17. 3
  18. True
  19. False
  20. long-term memory
  21. 8
  22. False
  23. 4
  24. False
  25. short-term memory
  26. fewer things to hold
  27. a price you just heard
  28. 5
  29. 4
  30. 2
  31. how to swim
  32. 4
  33. 5
  34. how to swim
  35. how to ride a bicycle
  36. long-term memory
  37. 3
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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