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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 668 · 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.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) note it, then go back (c) think about it more (d) give up studying
  2. 2.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) scrolling while reading (c) phone in another room (d) daydreaming in class
  3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  4. 4.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) taking short notes (c) looking at the clock (d) doodling cartoons
  5. 5.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) a quiet place to study (c) eyes on the speaker (d) daydreaming in class
  7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) a quiet place to study (d) games open on screen
  9. 9.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) turn the TV on (c) read it again, focused (d) read it faster
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) short planned breaks (c) TV on while studying (d) phone in another room
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) notes while listening (c) phone in another room (d) asking a question
  12. 12.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) daydreaming in class (c) a quiet place to study (d) TV on while studying
  14. 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) one task at a time (b) a desk full of toys (c) checking messages (d) TV on while studying
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) short planned breaks (c) checking messages (d) a quiet place to study
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) chatting in class (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) games open on screen
  17. 17.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) one task at a time (c) a desk full of toys (d) a goal for each session
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  19. 19.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) one task at a time (d) studying half-asleep
  21. 21.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) checking messages (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) daydreaming in class
  23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  24. 24.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) chatting in class (c) eyes on the speaker (d) short planned breaks
  26. 26.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) three tasks at once (c) notes while listening (d) asking a question
  28. 28.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) you keep what you notice (c) it makes you tired (d) it doesn’t matter
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  30. 30.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  33. 33.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) TV on while studying (c) asking a question (d) three tasks at once
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) checking messages (d) a quiet place to study
  36. 36.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) checking messages (c) games open on screen (d) asking a question
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) eyes on the speaker (c) three tasks at once (d) daydreaming in class
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on while studying (c) chatting in class (d) phone in another room

Answer key

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

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