Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 442 · 40 questions

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.

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

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