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Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 373 · 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.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  2. 2.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) your birthday (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) a new word for a minute
  5. 5.True or false: “directions told just now” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: an OTP you just got? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  7. 7.True or false: “the national anthem” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a price you just heard” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to swim? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP you just got (b) your birthday (c) how to swim (d) your mother tongue
  12. 12.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the national anthem? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  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: “your birthday” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a carry while adding” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) tables learned long ago (c) the national anthem (d) how to ride a bicycle
  17. 17.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  18. 18.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  19. 19.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  20. 20.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) hundreds (b) no limit (c) a whole book (d) only a few
  21. 21.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) review and use it often (b) hear it once (c) read it once (d) hope for the best
  22. 22.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) short-term memory (b) no memory (c) muscle memory (d) long-term memory
  25. 25.True or false: “the last line you read” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  27. 27.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  28. 28.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) how to swim (c) your home address (d) how to ride a bicycle
  29. 29.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) an OTP you just got (c) a new word for a minute (d) your home address
  31. 31.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a price you just heard (b) the last line you read (c) an OTP you just got (d) how to ride a bicycle
  32. 32.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) a new word for a minute (c) directions told just now (d) a price you just heard
  35. 35.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  36. 36.True or false: “your best friend’s name” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “the national anthem” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  39. 39.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  40. 40.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your best friend’s name (b) your home address (c) a number you just heard (d) your birthday

Answer key

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

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