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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 286 · 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 read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it faster (c) read it again, focused (d) skip the chapter
  2. 2.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it makes you tired (c) it doesn’t matter (d) it only helps in sport
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) notes while listening (d) studying half-asleep
  4. 4.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) taking short notes (c) doodling cartoons (d) chatting quietly
  6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  7. 7.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on your phone (c) on the teacher and board (d) on your friend
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  10. 10.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) a desk full of toys (c) scrolling while reading (d) phone in another room
  11. 11.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) scrolling while reading (c) TV on while studying (d) short planned breaks
  12. 12.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  15. 15.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) one task at a time (c) chatting in class (d) a quiet place to study
  16. 16.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a goal for each session (c) a desk full of toys (d) three tasks at once
  20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  22. 22.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) checking messages (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) chatting in class
  23. 23.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) scrolling while reading (c) studying half-asleep (d) a quiet place to study
  26. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) daydreaming in class (c) asking a question (d) notes while listening
  28. 28.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) studying half-asleep (c) a quiet place to study (d) TV on while studying
  30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  31. 31.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  33. 33.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) keep it in your hand (c) reply at once (d) put it in another room
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) three tasks at once (c) short planned breaks (d) notes while listening
  35. 35.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a goal for each session (c) a desk full of toys (d) TV on while studying
  36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  37. 37.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) chatting in class (c) three tasks at once (d) daydreaming in class
  38. 38.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) phone in another room (c) scrolling while reading (d) a goal for each session
  39. 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) a goal for each session (c) three tasks at once (d) phone in another room
  40. 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) notes while listening (c) phone in another room (d) TV on while studying

Answer key

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

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