Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 45 · 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.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) until next month (b) forever (c) for years (d) only a short while
2. 2.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) directions told just now (b) a number you just heard (c) a carry while adding (d) your mother tongue
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) your birthday (c) the last line you read (d) a carry while adding
5. 5.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
6. 6.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
8. 8.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
9. 9.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
10. 10.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) muscle memory (b) long-term memory (c) no memory (d) short-term memory
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) tables learned long ago (c) a number you just heard (d) the last line you read
12. 12.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
13. 13.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) no reason (b) fewer things to hold (c) to change the number (d) to make them longer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your mother tongue (b) the national anthem (c) a number you just heard (d) your home address
15. 15.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
16. 16.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
17. 17.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
18. 18.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) directions told just now (c) a number you just heard (d) how to swim
20. 20.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “how to swim” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your best friend’s name (b) a new word for a minute (c) directions told just now (d) an OTP you just got
23. 23.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) a price you just heard (c) a new word for a minute (d) your mother tongue
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to swim (b) directions told just now (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) tables learned long ago
25. 25.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
26. 26.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the national anthem (b) your birthday (c) a new word for a minute (d) how to swim
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) your home address (c) your best friend’s name (d) how to swim
29. 29.True or false: “your best friend’s name” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
31. 31.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) hundreds (b) a whole book (c) no limit (d) only a few
32. 32.True or false: “the national anthem” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a price you just heard (b) a new word for a minute (c) the last line you read (d) your best friend’s name
34. 34.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your best friend’s name (b) your birthday (c) the last line you read (d) your mother tongue
35. 35.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
36. 36.True or false: “directions told just now” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) your birthday (c) your mother tongue (d) a price you just heard
38. 38.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
39. 39.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) your best friend’s name (c) a new word for a minute (d) how to ride a bicycle
40. 40.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?

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