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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 190 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (You keep what you notice): Helps attention: phone in another room, one task at a time, a clear, tidy desk, eyes on the speaker, notes while listening. Breaks attention: TV on while studying, checking messages, three tasks at once, chatting in class, scrolling while reading. Mind wandering? Note the thought down to “park” it, then go back to your work.

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  1. 1.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  2. 2.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) a desk full of toys (c) notes while listening (d) eyes on the speaker
  3. 3.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) watch the match (c) note it, then go back (d) think about it more
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a goal for each session (c) games open on screen (d) one task at a time
  5. 5.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) notes while listening (c) scrolling while reading (d) a goal for each session
  7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  8. 8.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) three tasks at once (c) scrolling while reading (d) short planned breaks
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) three tasks at once (c) asking a question (d) checking messages
  10. 10.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) TV on while studying (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for each session
  11. 11.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) asking a question (c) a goal for each session (d) studying half-asleep
  12. 12.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) studying half-asleep (c) daydreaming in class (d) chatting in class
  14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  15. 15.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) doodling cartoons (c) looking at the clock (d) taking short notes
  16. 16.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it faster (b) read it again, focused (c) skip the chapter (d) turn the TV on
  17. 17.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) games open on screen (c) three tasks at once (d) short planned breaks
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) a goal for each session (d) a quiet place to study
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) a quiet place to study (c) checking messages (d) games open on screen
  21. 21.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) put it in another room (b) keep it in your hand (c) turn the sound up (d) reply at once
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  23. 23.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) checking messages (d) daydreaming in class
  26. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  27. 27.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it doesn’t matter (c) it only helps in sport (d) it makes you tired
  30. 30.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) TV on while studying (c) a goal for each session (d) scrolling while reading
  36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) studying half-asleep (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) one task at a time
  39. 39.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) eyes on the speaker (d) TV on while studying
  40. 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) short planned breaks (c) asking a question (d) a quiet place to study

Answer key

  1. helps attention
  2. a desk full of toys
  3. note it, then go back
  4. games open on screen
  5. False
  6. scrolling while reading
  7. breaks attention
  8. short planned breaks
  9. asking a question
  10. TV on while studying
  11. studying half-asleep
  12. True
  13. eyes on the speaker
  14. helps attention
  15. taking short notes
  16. read it again, focused
  17. False
  18. short planned breaks
  19. three tasks at once
  20. a quiet place to study
  21. put it in another room
  22. breaks attention
  23. False
  24. breaks attention
  25. a clear, tidy desk
  26. helps attention
  27. False
  28. True
  29. you keep what you notice
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. helps attention
  35. a goal for each session
  36. helps attention
  37. breaks attention
  38. studying half-asleep
  39. eyes on the speaker
  40. three tasks at once

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