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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 216 · 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.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) note it, then go back (b) give up studying (c) watch the match (d) think about it more
  2. 2.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) a quiet place to study (c) a goal for each session (d) TV on while studying
  3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  4. 4.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) studying half-asleep (c) asking a question (d) a desk full of toys
  5. 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) studying half-asleep (d) asking a question
  7. 7.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) games open on screen (c) phone in another room (d) asking a question
  8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  9. 9.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) turn the TV on (c) read it faster (d) read it again, focused
  10. 10.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) turn the sound up (c) keep it in your hand (d) put it in another room
  11. 11.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) daydreaming in class (c) a quiet place to study (d) notes while listening
  12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  13. 13.Which of these helps attention? (a) phone in another room (b) chatting in class (c) TV on while studying (d) a desk full of toys
  14. 14.Which of these breaks attention? (a) chatting in class (b) a quiet place to study (c) asking a question (d) one task at a time
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) notes while listening (c) a desk full of toys (d) a goal for each session
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) scrolling while reading (c) asking a question (d) a goal for each session
  17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) short planned breaks (c) studying half-asleep (d) daydreaming in class
  19. 19.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) asking a question (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
  21. 21.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) eyes on the speaker (c) short planned breaks (d) a clear, tidy desk
  23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  24. 24.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) three tasks at once (c) TV on while studying (d) one task at a time
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) daydreaming in class (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a goal for each session
  28. 28.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) out of the window (c) on the teacher and board (d) on your friend
  29. 29.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) looking at the clock (c) chatting quietly (d) doodling cartoons
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) a desk full of toys (c) a quiet place to study (d) checking messages
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  32. 32.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) three tasks at once (c) daydreaming in class (d) phone in another room
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) notes while listening (c) chatting in class (d) phone in another room
  36. 36.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) eyes on the speaker (c) one task at a time (d) studying half-asleep
  39. 39.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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