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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 334 · 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) a desk full of toys (b) asking a question (c) checking messages (d) studying half-asleep
  2. 2.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  3. 3.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) TV on while studying (c) notes while listening (d) one task at a time
  4. 4.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) daydreaming in class (d) three tasks at once
  5. 5.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) watch the match (c) think about it more (d) note it, then go back
  6. 6.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) a desk full of toys (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a quiet place to study
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) checking messages (c) three tasks at once (d) short planned breaks
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  11. 11.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) notes while listening (c) checking messages (d) asking a question
  12. 12.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) TV on while studying (c) one task at a time (d) studying half-asleep
  13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  14. 14.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it faster (b) turn the TV on (c) read it again, focused (d) skip the chapter
  15. 15.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  18. 18.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) checking messages (c) a goal for each session (d) three tasks at once
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) notes while listening (c) games open on screen (d) a desk full of toys
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  25. 25.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on the teacher and board (b) out of the window (c) on your friend (d) on your phone
  26. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) TV on while studying (c) asking a question (d) checking messages
  28. 28.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) short planned breaks (c) daydreaming in class (d) three tasks at once
  31. 31.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) scrolling while reading (c) three tasks at once (d) checking messages
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) checking messages (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a quiet place to study
  34. 34.Which of these breaks attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) short planned breaks (c) notes while listening (d) asking a question
  35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  36. 36.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) doodling cartoons (c) looking at the clock (d) taking short notes
  39. 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) three tasks at once (c) phone in another room (d) notes while listening
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) a quiet place to study (c) short planned breaks (d) games open on screen

Answer key

  1. asking a question
  2. breaks attention
  3. TV on while studying
  4. a clear, tidy desk
  5. note it, then go back
  6. False
  7. a desk full of toys
  8. short planned breaks
  9. helps attention
  10. helps attention
  11. checking messages
  12. one task at a time
  13. helps attention
  14. read it again, focused
  15. True
  16. True
  17. helps attention
  18. True
  19. False
  20. False
  21. a goal for each session
  22. helps attention
  23. notes while listening
  24. breaks attention
  25. on the teacher and board
  26. helps attention
  27. asking a question
  28. False
  29. True
  30. short planned breaks
  31. True
  32. a goal for each session
  33. checking messages
  34. scrolling while reading
  35. breaks attention
  36. True
  37. False
  38. taking short notes
  39. three tasks at once
  40. games open on screen

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