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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 703 · 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) phone in another room (b) daydreaming in class (c) scrolling while reading (d) games open on screen
  2. 2.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) give up studying (c) note it, then go back (d) think about it more
  3. 3.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) three tasks at once (c) a quiet place to study (d) daydreaming in class
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) games open on screen (c) daydreaming in class (d) short planned breaks
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) a quiet place to study (c) TV on while studying (d) daydreaming in class
  6. 6.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a quiet place to study (c) chatting in class (d) short planned breaks
  7. 7.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  9. 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) checking messages (c) eyes on the speaker (d) three tasks at once
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  11. 11.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  14. 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) short planned breaks (c) scrolling while reading (d) three tasks at once
  15. 15.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) asking a question (c) a desk full of toys (d) chatting in class
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  17. 17.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) asking a question (c) games open on screen (d) phone in another room
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) a quiet place to study (c) games open on screen (d) phone in another room
  20. 20.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) on your phone (c) out of the window (d) on the teacher and board
  21. 21.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) you keep what you notice (c) it doesn’t matter (d) it makes you tired
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) notes while listening (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a quiet place to study
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a goal for each session (c) scrolling while reading (d) short planned breaks
  24. 24.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) looking at the clock (c) taking short notes (d) chatting quietly
  25. 25.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) TV on while studying (c) short planned breaks (d) asking a question
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  28. 28.👀 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
  29. 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) TV on while studying (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
  30. 30.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) notes while listening (c) three tasks at once (d) a clear, tidy desk
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) studying half-asleep (c) a goal for each session (d) TV on while studying
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) eyes on the speaker (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) studying half-asleep (c) a quiet place to study (d) notes while listening
  35. 35.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) asking a question (c) chatting in class (d) short planned breaks
  37. 37.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) studying half-asleep (c) three tasks at once (d) a clear, tidy desk
  38. 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) asking a question (c) short planned breaks (d) daydreaming in class
  40. 40.👀 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

Answer key

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

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