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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 404 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) daydreaming in class (c) short planned breaks (d) chatting in class
  2. 2.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) put it in another room (c) turn the sound up (d) keep it in your hand
  3. 3.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it again, focused (b) skip the chapter (c) turn the TV on (d) read it faster
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) studying half-asleep (c) scrolling while reading (d) eyes on the speaker
  5. 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  7. 7.Which of these helps attention? (a) phone in another room (b) checking messages (c) scrolling while reading (d) studying half-asleep
  8. 8.👀 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) one task at a time (c) asking a question (d) studying half-asleep
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) daydreaming in class (c) studying half-asleep (d) three tasks at once
  11. 11.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) games open on screen (c) chatting in class (d) a desk full of toys
  14. 14.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) a quiet place to study (c) one task at a time (d) three tasks at once
  17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) a desk full of toys (d) phone in another room
  19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  20. 20.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a quiet place to study (c) checking messages (d) a desk full of toys
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a goal for each session (c) asking a question (d) games open on screen
  24. 24.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) checking messages (c) short planned breaks (d) one task at a time
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) asking a question (d) eyes on the speaker
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  28. 28.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) chatting in class (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a desk full of toys
  30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  31. 31.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) checking messages (c) a goal for each session (d) chatting in class
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) scrolling while reading (c) a goal for each session (d) notes while listening
  33. 33.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) taking short notes (c) chatting quietly (d) doodling cartoons
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  36. 36.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on your friend (c) on the teacher and board (d) on your phone
  37. 37.👀 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
  38. 38.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) phone in another room (d) short planned breaks
  40. 40.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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