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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 267 · 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) notes while listening (c) TV on while studying (d) chatting in class
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a goal for each session (c) one task at a time (d) short planned breaks
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) games open on screen (c) checking messages (d) a clear, tidy desk
  4. 4.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) on your friend (c) out of the window (d) on the teacher and board
  5. 5.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  7. 7.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) doodling cartoons (c) chatting quietly (d) taking short notes
  8. 8.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) one task at a time (c) studying half-asleep (d) scrolling while reading
  11. 11.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) notes while listening (c) daydreaming in class (d) short planned breaks
  12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  13. 13.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it makes you tired (c) it only helps in sport (d) it doesn’t matter
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) TV on while studying (d) phone in another room
  15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  17. 17.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) eyes on the speaker (c) studying half-asleep (d) short planned breaks
  18. 18.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) keep it in your hand (c) put it in another room (d) reply at once
  19. 19.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a desk full of toys (d) a goal for each session
  21. 21.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a quiet place to study (c) one task at a time (d) chatting in class
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  25. 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) asking a question (b) scrolling while reading (c) TV on while studying (d) chatting in class
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) one task at a time (c) eyes on the speaker (d) asking a question
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  28. 28.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) skip the chapter (c) read it again, focused (d) read it faster
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  31. 31.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) games open on screen
  32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a goal for each session (c) phone in another room (d) chatting in class
  34. 34.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) TV on while studying (d) a clear, tidy desk
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) one task at a time (d) games open on screen
  36. 36.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) short planned breaks (d) daydreaming in class
  37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  38. 38.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) chatting in class (c) checking messages (d) a quiet place to study
  39. 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  40. 40.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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