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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 531 · 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) three tasks at once (b) checking messages (c) studying half-asleep (d) eyes on the speaker
  2. 2.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  3. 3.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) games open on screen (c) a desk full of toys (d) notes while listening
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  5. 5.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) a desk full of toys (c) three tasks at once (d) a clear, tidy desk
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) daydreaming in class (d) a quiet place to study
  7. 7.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) think about it more (c) watch the match (d) note it, then go back
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) eyes on the speaker (c) one task at a time (d) chatting in class
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  12. 12.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) it only helps in sport (c) you keep what you notice (d) it makes you tired
  13. 13.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) read it faster (c) turn the TV on (d) read it again, focused
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) a quiet place to study (c) chatting in class (d) three tasks at once
  15. 15.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) asking a question (b) checking messages (c) daydreaming in class (d) three tasks at once
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) checking messages (c) notes while listening (d) eyes on the speaker
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a quiet place to study (d) a desk full of toys
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) one task at a time (c) TV on while studying (d) checking messages
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a desk full of toys (c) games open on screen (d) notes while listening
  23. 23.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) daydreaming in class (c) asking a question (d) notes while listening
  25. 25.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) short planned breaks (c) checking messages (d) asking a question
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) TV on while studying (c) chatting in class (d) a clear, tidy desk
  28. 28.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) chatting in class (c) three tasks at once (d) phone in another room
  29. 29.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  31. 31.Which of these helps attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) checking messages (c) games open on screen (d) daydreaming in class
  32. 32.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  36. 36.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) chatting quietly (c) looking at the clock (d) taking short notes
  37. 37.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  39. 39.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) TV on while studying (c) games open on screen (d) studying half-asleep

Answer key

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

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