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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 246 · 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: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a goal for each session (c) daydreaming in class (d) asking a question
  3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  4. 4.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) short planned breaks (c) checking messages (d) notes while listening
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) three tasks at once (c) games open on screen (d) a goal for each session
  7. 7.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  11. 11.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) a quiet place to study (c) short planned breaks (d) checking messages
  12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  13. 13.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) three tasks at once (c) TV on while studying (d) asking a question
  15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  16. 16.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it only helps in sport (c) it makes you tired (d) it doesn’t matter
  17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) studying half-asleep (c) daydreaming in class (d) a clear, tidy desk
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) a goal for each session (c) TV on while studying (d) eyes on the speaker
  20. 20.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) a desk full of toys (c) chatting in class (d) one task at a time
  21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  22. 22.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) put it in another room (c) turn the sound up (d) keep it in your hand
  23. 23.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) phone in another room (c) three tasks at once (d) games open on screen
  25. 25.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) short planned breaks (c) a quiet place to study (d) TV on while studying
  26. 26.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) games open on screen (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) scrolling while reading
  27. 27.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) scrolling while reading (c) phone in another room (d) one task at a time
  28. 28.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.👀 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
  30. 30.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) checking messages (c) daydreaming in class (d) three tasks at once
  32. 32.Which of these helps attention? (a) asking a question (b) a desk full of toys (c) checking messages (d) scrolling while reading
  33. 33.Which of these helps attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) TV on while studying (c) three tasks at once (d) a desk full of toys
  34. 34.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) looking at the clock (c) chatting quietly (d) taking short notes
  35. 35.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  37. 37.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) eyes on the speaker (c) studying half-asleep (d) phone in another room
  38. 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  39. 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) notes while listening (c) a quiet place to study (d) asking a question
  40. 40.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it faster (b) turn the TV on (c) skip the chapter (d) read it again, focused

Answer key

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

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