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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 616 · 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) asking a question (b) games open on screen (c) a goal for each session (d) a quiet place to study
  2. 2.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) looking at the clock (c) taking short notes (d) doodling cartoons
  3. 3.Which of these helps attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) three tasks at once (c) scrolling while reading (d) games open on screen
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  5. 5.Which of these breaks attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) notes while listening (c) eyes on the speaker (d) asking a question
  6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  7. 7.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) put it in another room (b) turn the sound up (c) reply at once (d) keep it in your hand
  8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  9. 9.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it doesn’t matter (c) it only helps in sport (d) you keep what you notice
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  11. 11.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) on the teacher and board (c) out of the window (d) on your phone
  12. 12.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) skip the chapter (c) read it faster (d) read it again, focused
  15. 15.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) checking messages (c) notes while listening (d) studying half-asleep
  17. 17.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) short planned breaks (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) phone in another room
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) asking a question (c) games open on screen (d) chatting in class
  19. 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) games open on screen (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) scrolling while reading
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) asking a question (c) one task at a time (d) chatting in class
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) TV on while studying (d) notes while listening
  22. 22.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) eyes on the speaker (c) asking a question (d) three tasks at once
  25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  26. 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) chatting in class (c) eyes on the speaker (d) notes while listening
  27. 27.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  29. 29.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) phone in another room (c) short planned breaks (d) one task at a time
  33. 33.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) asking a question (d) three tasks at once
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) scrolling while reading (c) chatting in class (d) a goal for each session
  35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  36. 36.Which of these helps attention? (a) one task at a time (b) daydreaming in class (c) games open on screen (d) checking messages
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) phone in another room (c) chatting in class (d) three tasks at once
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) daydreaming in class (c) a quiet place to study (d) a clear, tidy desk
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) daydreaming in class (c) one task at a time (d) scrolling while reading
  40. 40.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) three tasks at once (c) a goal for each session (d) daydreaming in class

Answer key

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

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