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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 612 · 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  2. 2.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) chatting in class (c) short planned breaks (d) studying half-asleep
  3. 3.Which of these helps attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) games open on screen (c) studying half-asleep (d) chatting in class
  4. 4.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) TV on while studying (c) phone in another room (d) studying half-asleep
  5. 5.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) note it, then go back (b) watch the match (c) give up studying (d) think about it more
  6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  7. 7.Which of these breaks attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a quiet place to study (c) short planned breaks (d) a goal for each session
  8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  10. 10.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) daydreaming in class (d) a quiet place to study
  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 is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) checking messages (c) games open on screen (d) studying half-asleep
  13. 13.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) keep it in your hand (c) reply at once (d) put it in another room
  14. 14.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) read it again, focused (c) turn the TV on (d) read it faster
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) checking messages (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) asking a question
  16. 16.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) doodling cartoons (c) taking short notes (d) looking at the clock
  18. 18.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) one task at a time (c) checking messages (d) three tasks at once
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) eyes on the speaker (c) one task at a time (d) a clear, tidy desk
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  26. 26.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) asking a question (c) checking messages (d) scrolling while reading
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  30. 30.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) scrolling while reading (c) phone in another room (d) studying half-asleep
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) three tasks at once (c) daydreaming in class (d) a clear, tidy desk
  33. 33.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) daydreaming in class (c) a goal for each session (d) checking messages
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  35. 35.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) one task at a time (c) games open on screen (d) TV on while studying
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a goal for each session (c) chatting in class (d) a quiet place to study
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a desk full of toys (c) one task at a time (d) eyes on the speaker
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) phone in another room (c) eyes on the speaker (d) one task at a time
  39. 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) asking a question (c) one task at a time (d) chatting in class
  40. 40.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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