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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 310 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) games open on screen (c) studying half-asleep (d) chatting in class
  2. 2.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) games open on screen (c) checking messages (d) eyes on the speaker
  3. 3.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  5. 5.👀 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
  6. 6.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) a quiet place to study (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
  7. 7.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  9. 9.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) studying half-asleep (c) scrolling while reading (d) a clear, tidy desk
  11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  12. 12.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) it doesn’t matter (c) it makes you tired (d) you keep what you notice
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) phone in another room (c) a quiet place to study (d) chatting in class
  14. 14.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on the teacher and board (b) on your phone (c) on your friend (d) out of the window
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) three tasks at once (c) scrolling while reading (d) notes while listening
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  17. 17.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  19. 19.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) doodling cartoons (c) looking at the clock (d) taking short notes
  20. 20.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) games open on screen (c) short planned breaks (d) eyes on the speaker
  21. 21.Which of these breaks attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) short planned breaks (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a goal for each session
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  23. 23.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) reply at once (c) keep it in your hand (d) put it in another room
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) one task at a time (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) TV on while studying
  26. 26.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) phone in another room (c) eyes on the speaker (d) daydreaming in class
  30. 30.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) daydreaming in class (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) scrolling while reading
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  32. 32.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) chatting in class (c) short planned breaks (d) a clear, tidy desk
  33. 33.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) checking messages (c) studying half-asleep (d) a quiet place to study
  35. 35.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  37. 37.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) scrolling while reading (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
  40. 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) checking messages

Answer key

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

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