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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 597 · 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) chatting in class (c) checking messages (d) asking a question
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) TV on while studying (c) three tasks at once (d) a goal for each session
  3. 3.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) note it, then go back (b) think about it more (c) watch the match (d) give up studying
  4. 4.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) eyes on the speaker (c) phone in another room (d) asking a question
  6. 6.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  9. 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) games open on screen (c) phone in another room (d) scrolling while reading
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) a desk full of toys (c) one task at a time (d) eyes on the speaker
  11. 11.👀 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
  12. 12.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) short planned breaks (c) daydreaming in class (d) one task at a time
  13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  14. 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) one task at a time (c) games open on screen (d) checking messages
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) notes while listening (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) games open on screen
  16. 16.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) a quiet place to study (c) one task at a time (d) TV on while studying
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  19. 19.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) phone in another room (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) checking messages
  20. 20.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) taking short notes (c) chatting quietly (d) looking at the clock
  22. 22.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) reply at once (c) keep it in your hand (d) put it in another room
  23. 23.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) three tasks at once (d) short planned breaks
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) scrolling while reading (c) checking messages (d) asking a question
  25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  26. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) a quiet place to study (c) short planned breaks (d) chatting in class
  28. 28.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) daydreaming in class (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
  30. 30.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  33. 33.👀 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
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) chatting in class (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a quiet place to study
  36. 36.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) TV on while studying (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
  38. 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  39. 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) short planned breaks (c) games open on screen (d) a clear, tidy desk
  40. 40.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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