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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 323 · 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: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  2. 2.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) watch the match (c) note it, then go back (d) think about it more
  4. 4.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) short planned breaks (c) a goal for each session (d) TV on while studying
  6. 6.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) three tasks at once (c) one task at a time (d) a desk full of toys
  7. 7.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) games open on screen (c) studying half-asleep (d) phone in another room
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) TV on while studying (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a desk full of toys
  9. 9.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) studying half-asleep (c) phone in another room (d) asking a question
  10. 10.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) turn the TV on (c) read it again, focused (d) read it faster
  11. 11.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) put it in another room (c) keep it in your hand (d) reply at once
  12. 12.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) chatting in class (c) games open on screen (d) checking messages
  14. 14.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) out of the window (c) on your friend (d) on the teacher and board
  15. 15.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) taking short notes (c) doodling cartoons (d) looking at the clock
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) checking messages (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) phone in another room
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) TV on while studying (c) phone in another room (d) asking a question
  20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  21. 21.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) eyes on the speaker (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  23. 23.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) games open on screen (c) chatting in class (d) short planned breaks
  27. 27.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it doesn’t matter (c) you keep what you notice (d) it only helps in sport
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  29. 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) checking messages (c) short planned breaks (d) scrolling while reading
  30. 30.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) three tasks at once (c) scrolling while reading (d) studying half-asleep
  33. 33.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) three tasks at once (d) notes while listening
  35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  36. 36.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) short planned breaks (d) asking a question
  39. 39.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) studying half-asleep (c) notes while listening (d) three tasks at once
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) TV on while studying (c) a goal for each session (d) studying half-asleep

Answer key

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

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