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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 473 · 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 of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) three tasks at once (c) studying half-asleep (d) phone in another room
  2. 2.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a desk full of toys (c) a quiet place to study (d) a clear, tidy desk
  3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  4. 4.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) put it in another room (c) turn the sound up (d) reply at once
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) asking a question (c) TV on while studying (d) a goal for each session
  6. 6.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  8. 8.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) phone in another room (c) short planned breaks (d) studying half-asleep
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) TV on while studying (c) a quiet place to study (d) chatting in class
  11. 11.👀 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
  12. 12.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  17. 17.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) asking a question (c) games open on screen (d) TV on while studying
  18. 18.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) checking messages (c) TV on while studying (d) eyes on the speaker
  19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  20. 20.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) scrolling while reading (c) studying half-asleep (d) a clear, tidy desk
  21. 21.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) out of the window (c) on your phone (d) on the teacher and board
  22. 22.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) studying half-asleep (c) three tasks at once (d) a goal for each session
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) three tasks at once (c) studying half-asleep (d) eyes on the speaker
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) games open on screen (d) eyes on the speaker
  25. 25.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) taking short notes (c) chatting quietly (d) looking at the clock
  26. 26.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) a goal for each session (c) one task at a time (d) daydreaming in class
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a goal for each session (c) short planned breaks (d) studying half-asleep
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) a quiet place to study (c) scrolling while reading (d) a clear, tidy desk
  31. 31.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) studying half-asleep (c) notes while listening (d) a desk full of toys
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) one task at a time (c) three tasks at once (d) a clear, tidy desk
  34. 34.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) a quiet place to study (c) TV on while studying (d) studying half-asleep
  35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  36. 36.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  38. 38.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) one task at a time (c) daydreaming in class (d) checking messages
  39. 39.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it again, focused (b) read it faster (c) skip the chapter (d) turn the TV on
  40. 40.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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