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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 395 · 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.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) a desk full of toys (c) a goal for each session (d) scrolling while reading
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  5. 5.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) put it in another room (c) keep it in your hand (d) turn the sound up
  6. 6.True or false: “checking messages” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) games open on screen (c) scrolling while reading (d) short planned breaks
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) three tasks at once (c) studying half-asleep (d) chatting in class
  9. 9.👀 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 phone (d) on your friend
  10. 10.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) daydreaming in class (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) one task at a time
  11. 11.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) notes while listening (c) short planned breaks (d) games open on screen
  12. 12.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these breaks attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) asking a question (c) short planned breaks (d) one task at a time
  14. 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) chatting in class (c) a goal for each session (d) games open on screen
  15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  16. 16.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it faster (b) skip the chapter (c) read it again, focused (d) turn the TV on
  17. 17.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) studying half-asleep (c) a desk full of toys (d) chatting in class
  20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) a quiet place to study (d) TV on while studying
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) games open on screen (c) daydreaming in class (d) scrolling while reading
  23. 23.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) chatting quietly (c) taking short notes (d) doodling cartoons
  24. 24.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it only helps in sport (c) you keep what you notice (d) it doesn’t matter
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) games open on screen (c) daydreaming in class (d) notes while listening
  26. 26.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  28. 28.Which of these helps attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) three tasks at once (c) chatting in class (d) scrolling while reading
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  31. 31.Which of these breaks attention? (a) chatting in class (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a quiet place to study
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) studying half-asleep (d) asking a question
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) phone in another room (c) chatting in class (d) eyes on the speaker
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) scrolling while reading (c) one task at a time (d) a quiet place to study
  35. 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) scrolling while reading (c) asking a question (d) a clear, tidy desk
  36. 36.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) studying half-asleep (c) TV on while studying (d) three tasks at once
  39. 39.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) notes while listening (c) short planned breaks (d) checking messages

Answer key

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

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