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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 699 · 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 of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) scrolling while reading (c) daydreaming in class (d) phone in another room
  2. 2.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  3. 3.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) note it, then go back (b) give up studying (c) watch the match (d) think about it more
  4. 4.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) out of the window (c) on your phone (d) on the teacher and board
  5. 5.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) chatting in class (c) a desk full of toys (d) notes while listening
  7. 7.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) three tasks at once (c) notes while listening (d) asking a question
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) notes while listening (c) one task at a time (d) short planned breaks
  12. 12.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) games open on screen (c) notes while listening (d) one task at a time
  13. 13.True or false: “checking messages” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  15. 15.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) looking at the clock (c) doodling cartoons (d) taking short notes
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  17. 17.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) asking a question (c) phone in another room (d) chatting in class
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a goal for each session (c) a desk full of toys (d) notes while listening
  22. 22.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) it makes you tired (c) it only helps in sport (d) you keep what you notice
  23. 23.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) short planned breaks (c) one task at a time (d) scrolling while reading
  24. 24.👀 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
  25. 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) eyes on the speaker (d) games open on screen
  26. 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) eyes on the speaker (d) checking messages
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) asking a question (c) eyes on the speaker (d) scrolling while reading
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) asking a question (c) games open on screen (d) chatting in class
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) one task at a time (c) a quiet place to study (d) three tasks at once
  30. 30.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) scrolling while reading (c) asking a question (d) checking messages
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  33. 33.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) chatting in class (d) scrolling while reading
  35. 35.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) checking messages (c) games open on screen (d) one task at a time
  36. 36.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) daydreaming in class (d) notes while listening
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) a quiet place to study (c) one task at a time (d) chatting in class
  40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention

Answer key

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

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