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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 243 · 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.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on the teacher and board (b) on your phone (c) out of the window (d) on your friend
  5. 5.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  10. 10.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) TV on while studying (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) games open on screen
  11. 11.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) phone in another room (c) games open on screen (d) studying half-asleep
  13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  14. 14.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) short planned breaks (c) a quiet place to study (d) scrolling while reading
  15. 15.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) reply at once (c) put it in another room (d) turn the sound up
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) phone in another room (c) three tasks at once (d) a goal for each session
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) notes while listening (c) phone in another room (d) TV on while studying
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  20. 20.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these breaks attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) one task at a time (c) asking a question (d) eyes on the speaker
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  23. 23.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) think about it more (c) note it, then go back (d) give up studying
  25. 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) daydreaming in class (c) eyes on the speaker (d) three tasks at once
  26. 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) one task at a time (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) studying half-asleep
  27. 27.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) a goal for each session (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) one task at a time
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  30. 30.True or false: “checking messages” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.👀 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
  32. 32.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) you keep what you notice (c) it only helps in sport (d) it makes you tired
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a desk full of toys (c) three tasks at once (d) a quiet place to study
  34. 34.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) checking messages (c) a goal for each session (d) one task at a time
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) games open on screen (c) a quiet place to study (d) asking a question
  37. 37.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) chatting in class (c) a desk full of toys (d) daydreaming in class
  38. 38.Which of these helps attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) a desk full of toys (c) TV on while studying (d) scrolling while reading
  39. 39.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) games open on screen (b) one task at a time (c) short planned breaks (d) a quiet place to study

Answer key

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

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