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Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 483 · 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.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  2. 2.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  3. 3.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) your best friend’s name (c) an OTP you just got (d) directions told just now
  4. 4.True or false: “your home address” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hope for the best (b) hear it once (c) review and use it often (d) read it once
  6. 6.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  7. 7.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) directions told just now (d) the national anthem
  9. 9.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) no limit (b) a whole book (c) hundreds (d) only a few
  10. 10.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  11. 11.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) tables learned long ago (c) a carry while adding (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.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  14. 14.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  15. 15.True or false: “the national anthem” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  17. 17.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  18. 18.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  19. 19.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  20. 20.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a price you just heard (b) your birthday (c) directions told just now (d) the last line you read
  21. 21.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) directions told just now (c) a new word for a minute (d) tables learned long ago
  22. 22.True or false: “directions told just now” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the last line you read (b) your birthday (c) the national anthem (d) how to swim
  24. 24.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to swim? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  25. 25.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  26. 26.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: an OTP you just got? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) directions told just now (b) tables learned long ago (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) your best friend’s name
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a carry while adding (b) your birthday (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) tables learned long ago
  29. 29.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) muscle memory (b) no memory (c) short-term memory (d) long-term memory
  31. 31.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “the last line you read” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  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) an OTP you just got (b) a new word for a minute (c) the national anthem (d) the last line you read
  36. 36.True or false: “the national anthem” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  38. 38.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) a number you just heard (c) a new word for a minute (d) how to ride a bicycle
  40. 40.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. 2
  3. your best friend’s name
  4. True
  5. review and use it often
  6. 5
  7. False
  8. directions told just now
  9. only a few
  10. 3
  11. a carry while adding
  12. long-term memory
  13. long-term memory
  14. short-term memory
  15. True
  16. short-term memory
  17. 6
  18. short-term memory
  19. 7
  20. your birthday
  21. tables learned long ago
  22. True
  23. the last line you read
  24. long-term memory
  25. long-term memory
  26. short-term memory
  27. directions told just now
  28. a carry while adding
  29. False
  30. short-term memory
  31. False
  32. False
  33. 2
  34. 3
  35. the national anthem
  36. False
  37. 6
  38. False
  39. how to ride a bicycle
  40. 4

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