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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 494 · 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) games open on screen (c) checking messages (d) a goal for each session
  3. 3.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  5. 5.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) one task at a time (c) checking messages (d) studying half-asleep
  6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) TV on while studying (c) one task at a time (d) checking messages
  8. 8.👀 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) three tasks at once (c) chatting in class (d) a desk full of toys
  10. 10.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) three tasks at once (c) a desk full of toys (d) phone in another room
  11. 11.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) note it, then go back (c) think about it more (d) watch the match
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a desk full of toys (c) short planned breaks (d) notes while listening
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) eyes on the speaker (c) short planned breaks (d) scrolling while reading
  15. 15.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  17. 17.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) daydreaming in class (c) studying half-asleep (d) a goal for each session
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  19. 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) games open on screen (c) a desk full of toys (d) checking messages
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) a desk full of toys (c) a quiet place to study (d) games open on screen
  21. 21.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) keep it in your hand (c) put it in another room (d) turn the sound up
  23. 23.👀 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
  24. 24.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) daydreaming in class (c) games open on screen (d) a quiet place to study
  25. 25.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) eyes on the speaker (c) asking a question (d) TV on while studying
  26. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) checking messages (c) a goal for each session (d) eyes on the speaker
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) asking a question (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) phone in another room
  30. 30.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) daydreaming in class
  32. 32.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  34. 34.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) asking a question (d) studying half-asleep
  37. 37.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) chatting quietly (c) taking short notes (d) looking at the clock
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) games open on screen (c) eyes on the speaker (d) chatting in class
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) chatting in class (c) scrolling while reading (d) short planned breaks

Answer key

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

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