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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 524 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) chatting in class (c) one task at a time (d) a goal for each session
  2. 2.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) daydreaming in class (c) asking a question (d) phone in another room
  3. 3.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these breaks attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) asking a question (d) short planned breaks
  6. 6.Which of these helps attention? (a) one task at a time (b) a desk full of toys (c) three tasks at once (d) TV on while studying
  7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  9. 9.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) on your phone (c) on the teacher and board (d) out of the window
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  11. 11.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) daydreaming in class (c) checking messages (d) studying half-asleep
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) one task at a time (c) studying half-asleep (d) chatting in class
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) games open on screen (c) phone in another room (d) notes while listening
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) asking a question (d) a desk full of toys
  16. 16.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) doodling cartoons (c) chatting quietly (d) looking at the clock
  17. 17.👀 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
  18. 18.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  21. 21.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it only helps in sport (c) you keep what you notice (d) it doesn’t matter
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) short planned breaks (c) eyes on the speaker (d) scrolling while reading
  23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  24. 24.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) chatting in class (c) a goal for each session (d) short planned breaks
  27. 27.Which of these helps attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a desk full of toys (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
  28. 28.Which of these helps attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) studying half-asleep (c) games open on screen (d) a desk full of toys
  29. 29.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) turn the sound up (c) reply at once (d) put it in another room
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a quiet place to study (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
  31. 31.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a desk full of toys (c) chatting in class (d) phone in another room
  32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  34. 34.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) studying half-asleep (c) chatting in class (d) a clear, tidy desk
  37. 37.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) chatting in class (c) TV on while studying (d) a desk full of toys
  39. 39.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) games open on screen (c) a goal for each session (d) TV on while studying
  40. 40.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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