Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 454 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) notes while listening
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) a quiet place to study (c) short planned breaks (d) a clear, tidy desk
3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
4. 4.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
6. 6.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
10. 10.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) eyes on the speaker (c) short planned breaks (d) TV on while studying
13. 13.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) chatting quietly (c) looking at the clock (d) doodling cartoons
14. 14.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) put it in another room (b) keep it in your hand (c) reply at once (d) turn the sound up
15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
16. 16.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) think about it more (b) watch the match (c) give up studying (d) note it, then go back
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) one task at a time (c) a goal for each session (d) TV on while studying
18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
19. 19.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
21. 21.Which of these helps attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) three tasks at once (c) studying half-asleep (d) games open on screen
22. 22.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) short planned breaks (c) a desk full of toys (d) notes while listening
25. 25.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it again, focused (c) read it faster (d) skip the chapter
26. 26.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) a goal for each session (c) one task at a time (d) studying half-asleep
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a desk full of toys (c) eyes on the speaker (d) three tasks at once
29. 29.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) it makes you tired (c) it doesn’t matter (d) you keep what you notice
31. 31.Which of these breaks attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a quiet place to study
32. 32.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) asking a question (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
33. 33.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on the teacher and board (b) out of the window (c) on your phone (d) on your friend
35. 35.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
38. 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
39. 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
40. 40.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False

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