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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 590 · 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 breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) phone in another room (c) eyes on the speaker (d) studying half-asleep
  2. 2.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) turn the sound up (c) keep it in your hand (d) put it in another room
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) daydreaming in class (d) a goal for each session
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a desk full of toys (c) phone in another room (d) games open on screen
  6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) one task at a time (c) asking a question (d) three tasks at once
  9. 9.👀 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) skip the chapter (d) turn the TV on
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  12. 12.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it makes you tired (c) it only helps in sport (d) it doesn’t matter
  13. 13.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) taking short notes (c) doodling cartoons (d) looking at the clock
  14. 14.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) a goal for each session (c) notes while listening (d) scrolling while reading
  16. 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) chatting in class (c) eyes on the speaker (d) three tasks at once
  17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a goal for each session (c) phone in another room (d) games open on screen
  19. 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) notes while listening (c) TV on while studying (d) chatting in class
  20. 20.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) scrolling while reading (c) short planned breaks (d) games open on screen
  22. 22.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.👀 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
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  25. 25.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) daydreaming in class (c) three tasks at once (d) asking a question
  27. 27.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) phone in another room (b) three tasks at once (c) studying half-asleep (d) games open on screen
  30. 30.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) TV on while studying (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a desk full of toys
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) checking messages (c) three tasks at once (d) a goal for each session
  32. 32.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) daydreaming in class (c) studying half-asleep (d) one task at a time
  33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) checking messages (c) studying half-asleep (d) notes while listening
  35. 35.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  38. 38.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) notes while listening (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) chatting in class
  39. 39.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) phone in another room (c) short planned breaks (d) a clear, tidy desk

Answer key

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

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