Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Worksheet

Memory techniques lesson 3: Short-term and long-term memory · Set 548 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) your mother tongue (c) a price you just heard (d) the last line you read
2. 2.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to change the number (b) fewer things to hold (c) no reason (d) to make them longer
3. 3.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
4. 4.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) the national anthem (c) the last line you read (d) a price you just heard
7. 7.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) forever (b) only a short while (c) for years (d) until next month
8. 8.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
9. 9.True or false: “your mother tongue” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
11. 11.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) an OTP you just got (c) your mother tongue (d) the last line you read
12. 12.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) how to swim (c) your mother tongue (d) directions told just now
13. 13.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
14. 14.True or false: “the last line you read” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
16. 16.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) tables learned long ago (b) an OTP you just got (c) a number you just heard (d) a carry while adding
17. 17.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) a new word for a minute (c) a price you just heard (d) the national anthem
18. 18.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory (c) no memory (d) muscle memory
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) directions told just now (b) an OTP you just got (c) tables learned long ago (d) a price you just heard
20. 20.True or false: “the national anthem” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) only your notebook (b) long-term memory (c) short-term memory (d) nowhere
22. 22.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) hundreds (b) only a few (c) no limit (d) a whole book
23. 23.True or false: “how to swim” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) how to swim (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) your best friend’s name
25. 25.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
26. 26.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
27. 27.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) tables learned long ago (c) a carry while adding (d) your best friend’s name
28. 28.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) directions told just now (c) a carry while adding (d) your home address
30. 30.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to swim (b) your best friend’s name (c) your home address (d) a price you just heard
32. 32.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) your home address (c) a number you just heard (d) your best friend’s name
33. 33.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “your best friend’s name” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) tables learned long ago (c) a new word for a minute (d) your best friend’s name
36. 36.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
37. 37.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
38. 38.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
39. 39.True or false: “your home address” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “the national anthem” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False

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