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Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 42 · 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 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  2. 2.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  3. 3.🗂️ 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
  4. 4.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) tables learned long ago (b) a carry while adding (c) your home address (d) how to ride a bicycle
  5. 5.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  6. 6.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) your home address (c) your mother tongue (d) a price you just heard
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the national anthem (b) your birthday (c) your home address (d) a price you just heard
  8. 8.True or false: “your birthday” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) the last line you read (c) a price you just heard (d) the national anthem
  10. 10.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  11. 11.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) hundreds (b) no limit (c) only a few (d) a whole book
  12. 12.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  13. 13.True or false: “your home address” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  15. 15.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  16. 16.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  17. 17.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) the last line you read (b) a price you just heard (c) your birthday (d) a carry while adding
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) your birthday (c) a carry while adding (d) an OTP you just got
  20. 20.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  21. 21.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  22. 22.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  23. 23.True or false: “the last line you read” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your mother tongue (b) your home address (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) a new word for a minute
  25. 25.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  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) a new word for a minute (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) how to swim (d) the national anthem
  29. 29.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  30. 30.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “the national anthem” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your mother tongue (b) how to swim (c) a number you just heard (d) your birthday
  33. 33.True or false: “directions told just now” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  35. 35.🔢 Instead of holding 11 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 national anthem? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  37. 37.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) for years (b) forever (c) until next month (d) only a short while
  38. 38.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: an OTP you just got? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  39. 39.True or false: “your home address” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. short-term memory
  4. a carry while adding
  5. short-term memory
  6. a price you just heard
  7. a price you just heard
  8. False
  9. the national anthem
  10. 5
  11. only a few
  12. 9
  13. True
  14. long-term memory
  15. 3
  16. 7
  17. True
  18. your birthday
  19. your birthday
  20. 6
  21. short-term memory
  22. long-term memory
  23. False
  24. a new word for a minute
  25. False
  26. True
  27. short-term memory
  28. a new word for a minute
  29. short-term memory
  30. False
  31. True
  32. a number you just heard
  33. True
  34. 6
  35. 8
  36. long-term memory
  37. only a short while
  38. short-term memory
  39. False
  40. long-term memory

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