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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 566 · 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) TV on while studying (b) scrolling while reading (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a desk full of toys
  2. 2.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) one task at a time (c) a goal for each session (d) scrolling while reading
  4. 4.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) note it, then go back (c) think about it more (d) give up studying
  5. 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  6. 6.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) three tasks at once (c) a desk full of toys (d) short planned breaks
  7. 7.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.👀 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
  9. 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) notes while listening (c) studying half-asleep (d) games open on screen
  10. 10.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  14. 14.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) looking at the clock (c) chatting quietly (d) doodling cartoons
  15. 15.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) put it in another room (b) keep it in your hand (c) turn the sound up (d) reply at once
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) a desk full of toys (c) checking messages (d) a goal for each session
  17. 17.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it faster (b) skip the chapter (c) read it again, focused (d) turn the TV on
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) studying half-asleep (c) scrolling while reading (d) daydreaming in class
  19. 19.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a quiet place to study (c) TV on while studying (d) scrolling while reading
  21. 21.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) eyes on the speaker (c) short planned breaks (d) a desk full of toys
  23. 23.Which of these breaks attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) notes while listening (d) short planned breaks
  24. 24.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) three tasks at once (c) chatting in class (d) one task at a time
  25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  26. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  28. 28.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) studying half-asleep (c) a desk full of toys (d) a quiet place to study
  30. 30.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these helps attention? (a) phone in another room (b) TV on while studying (c) a desk full of toys (d) checking messages
  32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  33. 33.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on the teacher and board (b) on your phone (c) on your friend (d) out of the window
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  36. 36.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) phone in another room (c) a goal for each session (d) one task at a time
  38. 38.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) chatting in class (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) one task at a time (d) phone in another room
  40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention

Answer key

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

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