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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 380 · 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 keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) think about it more (c) note it, then go back (d) give up studying
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) eyes on the speaker (c) daydreaming in class (d) a clear, tidy desk
  3. 3.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it only helps in sport (c) it doesn’t matter (d) it makes you tired
  4. 4.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it again, focused (b) turn the TV on (c) read it faster (d) skip the chapter
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) games open on screen (c) short planned breaks (d) three tasks at once
  7. 7.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) turn the sound up (c) keep it in your hand (d) put it in another room
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) checking messages (c) games open on screen (d) notes while listening
  9. 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) asking a question (b) games open on screen (c) a desk full of toys (d) three tasks at once
  10. 10.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) doodling cartoons (c) looking at the clock (d) chatting quietly
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) checking messages (c) a goal for each session (d) notes while listening
  13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  14. 14.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  17. 17.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a desk full of toys (d) notes while listening
  18. 18.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) checking messages (c) a desk full of toys (d) one task at a time
  19. 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a quiet place to study (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
  20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  21. 21.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on your phone (c) on your friend (d) on the teacher and board
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) eyes on the speaker (d) notes while listening
  25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) chatting in class (c) a desk full of toys (d) a clear, tidy desk
  27. 27.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) notes while listening (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) chatting in class
  29. 29.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) a desk full of toys (c) a goal for each session (d) checking messages
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) a quiet place to study (c) one task at a time (d) asking a question
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a quiet place to study (c) short planned breaks (d) studying half-asleep
  34. 34.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  36. 36.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) chatting in class (c) a goal for each session (d) three tasks at once
  37. 37.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) checking messages (c) asking a question (d) phone in another room
  38. 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  39. 39.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) a quiet place to study (c) daydreaming in class (d) a clear, tidy desk

Answer key

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

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