Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 530 · 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) chatting in class (b) phone in another room (c) short planned breaks (d) asking a question
2. 2.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) notes while listening (c) checking messages (d) scrolling while reading
6. 6.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps 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.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) looking at the clock (c) doodling cartoons (d) taking short notes
9. 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) checking messages (c) eyes on the speaker (d) daydreaming in class
10. 10.👀 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
11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
14. 14.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) a quiet place to study (c) checking messages (d) a goal for each session
15. 15.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) turn the sound up (c) put it in another room (d) keep it in your hand
16. 16.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) short planned breaks (c) a desk full of toys (d) one task at a time
20. 20.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) checking messages (c) daydreaming in class (d) asking a question
21. 21.👀 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
22. 22.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) note it, then go back (c) give up studying (d) think about it more
23. 23.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these helps attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) three tasks at once (c) studying half-asleep (d) daydreaming in class
25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
26. 26.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) checking messages (c) short planned breaks (d) scrolling while reading
27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
29. 29.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) phone in another room (c) asking a question (d) a desk full of toys
30. 30.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) checking messages (c) scrolling while reading (d) daydreaming in class
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) checking messages (c) a desk full of toys (d) daydreaming in class
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) notes while listening (c) a quiet place to study (d) asking a question
36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) notes while listening (c) scrolling while reading (d) phone in another room
38. 38.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) eyes on the speaker (c) one task at a time (d) three tasks at once

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