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Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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