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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 205 · 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.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) studying half-asleep (c) three tasks at once (d) a clear, tidy desk
  2. 2.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) checking messages (c) TV on while studying (d) chatting in class
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) three tasks at once (c) scrolling while reading (d) a quiet place to study
  6. 6.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) phone in another room (c) short planned breaks (d) studying half-asleep
  7. 7.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) TV on while studying (c) daydreaming in class (d) a desk full of toys
  9. 9.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) out of the window (c) on your phone (d) on the teacher and board
  10. 10.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) it makes you tired (c) you keep what you notice (d) it only helps in sport
  11. 11.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) scrolling while reading (c) one task at a time (d) a desk full of toys
  13. 13.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) short planned breaks (c) a desk full of toys (d) asking a question
  14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  16. 16.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) scrolling while reading (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) short planned breaks
  17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  18. 18.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) chatting quietly (c) looking at the clock (d) doodling cartoons
  19. 19.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it again, focused (b) read it faster (c) skip the chapter (d) turn the TV on
  20. 20.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) chatting in class (c) notes while listening (d) a quiet place to study
  21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  22. 22.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) a quiet place to study (c) TV on while studying (d) one task at a time
  23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  24. 24.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) put it in another room (b) turn the sound up (c) keep it in your hand (d) reply at once
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) eyes on the speaker (c) studying half-asleep (d) a quiet place to study
  27. 27.👀 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
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) phone in another room (c) chatting in class (d) games open on screen
  30. 30.Which of these helps attention? (a) one task at a time (b) scrolling while reading (c) studying half-asleep (d) chatting in class
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) a goal for each session (c) a quiet place to study (d) TV on while studying
  33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  34. 34.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these helps attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) studying half-asleep (c) scrolling while reading (d) TV on while studying
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a goal for each session (c) games open on screen (d) asking a question
  37. 37.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) a quiet place to study (d) scrolling while reading
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) scrolling while reading (c) chatting in class (d) TV on while studying

Answer key

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

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