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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

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

Answer key

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

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