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Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 50 · 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 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  2. 2.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) the national anthem (c) your best friend’s name (d) a new word for a minute
  4. 4.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your birthday? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  5. 5.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) tables learned long ago (c) your best friend’s name (d) your birthday
  7. 7.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  8. 8.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) a carry while adding (c) a new word for a minute (d) your home address
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) the national anthem (c) how to swim (d) how to ride a bicycle
  10. 10.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  12. 12.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) a whole book (b) hundreds (c) only a few (d) no limit
  13. 13.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to swim? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your birthday (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) how to swim (d) an OTP you just got
  15. 15.True or false: “directions told just now” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) the national anthem (d) your home address
  17. 17.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  18. 18.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  19. 19.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  20. 20.🗂️ 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) long-term memory (d) muscle memory
  21. 21.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  22. 22.True or false: “a price you just heard” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  24. 24.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  25. 25.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a price you just heard (b) your home address (c) tables learned long ago (d) your mother tongue
  27. 27.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) directions told just now (c) an OTP you just got (d) the national anthem
  29. 29.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “directions told just now” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  32. 32.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  33. 33.🗂️ 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) for years (c) only a short while (d) forever
  34. 34.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  35. 35.True or false: “your birthday” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  37. 37.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) review and use it often (b) hear it once (c) hope for the best (d) read it once
  38. 38.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) tables learned long ago (c) the last line you read (d) your home address
  39. 39.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) directions told just now (c) a new word for a minute (d) your birthday

Answer key

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

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