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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 600 · 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) daydreaming in class (b) eyes on the speaker (c) scrolling while reading (d) chatting in class
  2. 2.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) taking short notes (c) doodling cartoons (d) looking at the clock
  3. 3.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) on the teacher and board (c) on your friend (d) out of the window
  4. 4.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it again, focused (c) skip the chapter (d) read it faster
  6. 6.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) turn the sound up (c) reply at once (d) put it in another room
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  11. 11.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) note it, then go back (b) watch the match (c) think about it more (d) give up studying
  12. 12.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) checking messages (c) one task at a time (d) scrolling while reading
  13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  14. 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) TV on while studying (c) short planned breaks (d) studying half-asleep
  15. 15.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) a desk full of toys (c) a goal for each session (d) games open on screen
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) games open on screen (c) TV on while studying (d) three tasks at once
  18. 18.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) eyes on the speaker (c) games open on screen (d) asking a question
  19. 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) scrolling while reading (c) eyes on the speaker (d) chatting in class
  20. 20.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) a goal for each session
  21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) three tasks at once (d) games open on screen
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  25. 25.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) TV on while studying (c) daydreaming in class (d) checking messages
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  28. 28.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) notes while listening (c) scrolling while reading (d) studying half-asleep
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) phone in another room (c) studying half-asleep (d) TV on while studying
  31. 31.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) three tasks at once (c) a quiet place to study (d) studying half-asleep
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a desk full of toys (c) chatting in class (d) three tasks at once
  33. 33.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) a goal for each session (c) notes while listening (d) chatting in class
  34. 34.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) notes while listening (c) a desk full of toys (d) short planned breaks
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) a quiet place to study (c) phone in another room (d) TV on while studying
  36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  37. 37.👀 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
  38. 38.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) games open on screen (d) TV on while studying
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) daydreaming in class (c) notes while listening (d) games open on screen
  40. 40.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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