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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 543 · 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) chatting in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) short planned breaks (d) studying half-asleep
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) short planned breaks (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
  3. 3.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) studying half-asleep (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for each session
  4. 4.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.👀 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
  6. 6.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) on the teacher and board (c) on your phone (d) out of the window
  7. 7.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) a quiet place to study (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a goal for each session
  8. 8.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) reply at once (c) put it in another room (d) keep it in your hand
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) TV on while studying (c) one task at a time (d) a goal for each session
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) games open on screen (c) checking messages (d) asking a question
  11. 11.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) daydreaming in class (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) short planned breaks
  13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  14. 14.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) daydreaming in class (d) asking a question
  15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  16. 16.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) it makes you tired (c) it doesn’t matter (d) you keep what you notice
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) one task at a time (c) eyes on the speaker (d) checking messages
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  19. 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) phone in another room (b) a desk full of toys (c) studying half-asleep (d) chatting in class
  20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  21. 21.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) looking at the clock (c) chatting quietly (d) taking short notes
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) checking messages (c) studying half-asleep (d) eyes on the speaker
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) chatting in class (c) short planned breaks (d) a clear, tidy desk
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) checking messages (c) three tasks at once (d) TV on while studying
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) chatting in class (c) scrolling while reading (d) phone in another room
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  30. 30.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) three tasks at once (c) TV on while studying (d) a clear, tidy desk
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these helps attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) checking messages (c) three tasks at once (d) chatting in class
  40. 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) three tasks at once (c) one task at a time (d) a goal for each session

Answer key

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

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