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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 436 · 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) one task at a time (b) a quiet place to study (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
  2. 2.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) keep it in your hand (c) reply at once (d) put it in another room
  3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) short planned breaks (c) asking a question (d) a quiet place to study
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) a quiet place to study (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) one task at a time
  6. 6.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👀 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) TV on while studying (c) games open on screen (d) chatting in class
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) daydreaming in class (c) chatting in class (d) notes while listening
  11. 11.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) studying half-asleep (c) checking messages (d) short planned breaks
  13. 13.👀 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
  14. 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) phone in another room (c) studying half-asleep (d) chatting in class
  15. 15.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  17. 17.Which of these helps attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) checking messages (c) chatting in class (d) studying half-asleep
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) a desk full of toys (c) scrolling while reading (d) one task at a time
  20. 20.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) chatting quietly (c) taking short notes (d) looking at the clock
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) a quiet place to study (d) three tasks at once
  22. 22.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) phone in another room (d) TV on while studying
  23. 23.Which of these breaks attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) eyes on the speaker (c) phone in another room (d) short planned breaks
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  26. 26.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) it makes you tired (c) it only helps in sport (d) you keep what you notice
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) studying half-asleep (c) a goal for each session (d) daydreaming in class
  28. 28.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) checking messages (c) short planned breaks (d) a clear, tidy desk
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  31. 31.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) checking messages (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) games open on screen
  32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  33. 33.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) one task at a time (c) TV on while studying (d) notes while listening
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) a desk full of toys (c) eyes on the speaker (d) chatting in class
  36. 36.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) phone in another room (c) studying half-asleep (d) one task at a time
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a goal for each session (c) checking messages (d) notes while listening
  40. 40.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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