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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 405 · 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) notes while listening (b) chatting in class (c) TV on while studying (d) three tasks at once
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) eyes on the speaker (c) scrolling while reading (d) daydreaming in class
  3. 3.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  5. 5.👀 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
  6. 6.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on your friend (c) on your phone (d) on the teacher and board
  7. 7.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) a goal for each session (c) chatting in class (d) a clear, tidy desk
  8. 8.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) TV on while studying (c) a quiet place to study (d) daydreaming in class
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) short planned breaks (c) one task at a time (d) a quiet place to study
  10. 10.Which of these helps attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) checking messages (c) chatting in class (d) scrolling while reading
  11. 11.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) read it faster (c) turn the TV on (d) read it again, focused
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) phone in another room (c) eyes on the speaker (d) scrolling while reading
  13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  14. 14.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) watch the match (c) note it, then go back (d) think about it more
  15. 15.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) phone in another room (c) a desk full of toys (d) studying half-asleep
  17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  19. 19.Which of these breaks attention? (a) games open on screen (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) one task at a time (d) short planned breaks
  20. 20.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  22. 22.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) doodling cartoons (c) chatting quietly (d) taking short notes
  23. 23.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) you keep what you notice (c) it makes you tired (d) it doesn’t matter
  25. 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) three tasks at once (c) short planned breaks (d) scrolling while reading
  26. 26.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) short planned breaks (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a goal for each session
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) games open on screen (d) asking a question
  29. 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) chatting in class (c) games open on screen (d) a clear, tidy desk
  30. 30.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) TV on while studying (c) scrolling while reading (d) a desk full of toys
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) phone in another room (c) scrolling while reading (d) games open on screen
  32. 32.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  34. 34.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) asking a question (c) checking messages (d) a quiet place to study
  35. 35.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) a desk full of toys (c) phone in another room (d) one task at a time
  38. 38.Which of these helps attention? (a) one task at a time (b) scrolling while reading (c) TV on while studying (d) a desk full of toys
  39. 39.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention

Answer key

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

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