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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 392 · 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 breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) games open on screen (c) asking a question (d) short planned breaks
  2. 2.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) read it again, focused (c) read it faster (d) turn the TV on
  4. 4.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) scrolling while reading (c) one task at a time (d) studying half-asleep
  5. 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  6. 6.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) scrolling while reading (c) short planned breaks (d) daydreaming in class
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) chatting in class (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for each session
  8. 8.Which of these breaks attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) asking a question (c) one task at a time (d) a quiet place to study
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  10. 10.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) note it, then go back (c) watch the match (d) think about it more
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) notes while listening (c) TV on while studying (d) asking a question
  12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  13. 13.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) eyes on the speaker (c) scrolling while reading (d) a clear, tidy desk
  14. 14.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) scrolling while reading (d) eyes on the speaker
  16. 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) games open on screen (c) chatting in class (d) scrolling while reading
  17. 17.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it doesn’t matter (c) it only helps in sport (d) you keep what you notice
  18. 18.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) checking messages (c) a goal for each session (d) studying half-asleep
  19. 19.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) checking messages (c) three tasks at once (d) games open on screen
  21. 21.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) TV on while studying (c) phone in another room (d) one task at a time
  22. 22.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) chatting quietly (c) taking short notes (d) doodling cartoons
  23. 23.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) keep it in your hand (c) put it in another room (d) reply at once
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) chatting in class (c) studying half-asleep (d) checking messages
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) a goal for each session (c) checking messages (d) games open on screen
  27. 27.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) asking a question (c) games open on screen (d) scrolling while reading
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  29. 29.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  34. 34.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) three tasks at once (c) a desk full of toys (d) phone in another room
  35. 35.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) a quiet place to study (c) phone in another room (d) asking a question
  37. 37.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a goal for each session (c) one task at a time (d) checking messages
  40. 40.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) scrolling while reading (c) checking messages (d) notes while listening

Answer key

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

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