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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 236 · 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: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  2. 2.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) a quiet place to study (c) daydreaming in class (d) TV on while studying
  3. 3.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) note it, then go back (b) watch the match (c) think about it more (d) give up studying
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) chatting in class (c) games open on screen (d) a goal for each session
  5. 5.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) chatting in class (c) notes while listening (d) phone in another room
  8. 8.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) taking short notes (c) looking at the clock (d) chatting quietly
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) TV on while studying (c) checking messages (d) asking a question
  10. 10.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) one task at a time (c) daydreaming in class (d) notes while listening
  13. 13.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) chatting in class (c) TV on while studying (d) a quiet place to study
  15. 15.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) phone in another room (b) scrolling while reading (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
  17. 17.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) out of the window (c) on the teacher and board (d) on your phone
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a quiet place to study (d) a desk full of toys
  20. 20.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) phone in another room (c) studying half-asleep (d) eyes on the speaker
  22. 22.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) checking messages (d) one task at a time
  24. 24.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it only helps in sport (c) you keep what you notice (d) it doesn’t matter
  25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  26. 26.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) one task at a time (c) studying half-asleep (d) a goal for each session
  28. 28.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it again, focused (b) skip the chapter (c) turn the TV on (d) read it faster
  29. 29.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) TV on while studying (c) eyes on the speaker (d) notes while listening
  30. 30.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) one task at a time (c) a desk full of toys (d) studying half-asleep
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  33. 33.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) studying half-asleep (c) daydreaming in class (d) eyes on the speaker
  34. 34.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) short planned breaks (c) phone in another room (d) checking messages
  35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  36. 36.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) scrolling while reading (c) notes while listening (d) a quiet place to study
  37. 37.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) TV on while studying (c) a quiet place to study (d) one task at a time

Answer key

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

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