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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 437 · 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: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) TV on while studying (c) notes while listening (d) eyes on the speaker
  3. 3.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it faster (b) read it again, focused (c) turn the TV on (d) skip the chapter
  6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) three tasks at once (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) one task at a time
  8. 8.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) think about it more (c) note it, then go back (d) watch the match
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) daydreaming in class (c) one task at a time (d) TV on while studying
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  11. 11.Which of these helps attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) scrolling while reading (c) a desk full of toys (d) studying half-asleep
  12. 12.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) studying half-asleep (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) short planned breaks
  14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) a quiet place to study (d) daydreaming in class
  17. 17.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) chatting in class (c) phone in another room (d) daydreaming in class
  19. 19.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a goal for each session (c) TV on while studying (d) three tasks at once
  21. 21.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) taking short notes (c) chatting quietly (d) looking at the clock
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  23. 23.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) three tasks at once (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) studying half-asleep
  24. 24.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) it doesn’t matter (c) you keep what you notice (d) it makes you tired
  25. 25.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these helps attention? (a) one task at a time (b) three tasks at once (c) TV on while studying (d) daydreaming in class
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) daydreaming in class (c) three tasks at once (d) short planned breaks
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  29. 29.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) put it in another room (c) keep it in your hand (d) reply at once
  30. 30.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) a goal for each session (c) a quiet place to study (d) eyes on the speaker
  32. 32.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) one task at a time (c) notes while listening (d) a goal for each session
  36. 36.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) scrolling while reading (c) short planned breaks (d) a goal for each session
  39. 39.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) three tasks at once (c) TV on while studying (d) eyes on the speaker

Answer key

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

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