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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 640 · 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 helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) doodling cartoons (c) taking short notes (d) chatting quietly
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) chatting in class (c) checking messages (d) a goal for each session
  3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) eyes on the speaker (c) TV on while studying (d) a clear, tidy desk
  5. 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) daydreaming in class (c) games open on screen (d) asking a question
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) three tasks at once (c) eyes on the speaker (d) chatting in class
  8. 8.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) games open on screen (c) TV on while studying (d) a goal for each session
  9. 9.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) one task at a time (c) a quiet place to study (d) studying half-asleep
  10. 10.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) a desk full of toys (c) short planned breaks (d) asking a question
  11. 11.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) TV on while studying (d) checking messages
  13. 13.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  16. 16.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it faster (c) skip the chapter (d) read it again, focused
  17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  18. 18.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “checking messages” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  21. 21.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) note it, then go back (b) think about it more (c) give up studying (d) watch the match
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a desk full of toys (c) a goal for each session (d) notes while listening
  23. 23.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) put it in another room (c) reply at once (d) keep it in your hand
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) asking a question (c) studying half-asleep (d) a goal for each session
  25. 25.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) you keep what you notice (c) it only helps in sport (d) it doesn’t matter
  26. 26.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) chatting in class (c) studying half-asleep (d) phone in another room
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) TV on while studying (c) notes while listening (d) checking messages
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) phone in another room (c) games open on screen (d) a quiet place to study
  29. 29.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) out of the window (c) on the teacher and board (d) on your friend
  30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  31. 31.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) studying half-asleep (c) one task at a time (d) three tasks at once
  32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  33. 33.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) one task at a time (c) TV on while studying (d) notes while listening
  36. 36.Which of these helps attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) games open on screen (c) checking messages (d) a desk full of toys
  37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  38. 38.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) studying half-asleep (c) games open on screen (d) chatting in class
  39. 39.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) a quiet place to study (c) three tasks at once (d) asking a question

Answer key

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

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