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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 707 · 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  2. 2.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) checking messages (d) a goal for each session
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a goal for each session (c) phone in another room (d) notes while listening
  5. 5.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) games open on screen (c) a goal for each session (d) scrolling while reading
  7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a desk full of toys (c) studying half-asleep (d) daydreaming in class
  9. 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) one task at a time (b) chatting in class (c) games open on screen (d) checking messages
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  11. 11.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) TV on while studying (c) scrolling while reading (d) short planned breaks
  12. 12.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a quiet place to study (c) daydreaming in class (d) games open on screen
  13. 13.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) daydreaming in class (c) games open on screen (d) a clear, tidy desk
  14. 14.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) put it in another room (c) turn the sound up (d) reply at once
  16. 16.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) eyes on the speaker (c) scrolling while reading (d) a goal for each session
  20. 20.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) looking at the clock (c) chatting quietly (d) taking short notes
  21. 21.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) notes while listening (c) studying half-asleep (d) chatting in class
  23. 23.👀 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
  24. 24.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) phone in another room (c) TV on while studying (d) scrolling while reading
  25. 25.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  28. 28.👀 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) eyes on the speaker (c) checking messages (d) studying half-asleep
  30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  32. 32.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) notes while listening (d) chatting in class
  34. 34.Which of these helps attention? (a) asking a question (b) scrolling while reading (c) studying half-asleep (d) daydreaming in class
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) three tasks at once (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) eyes on the speaker
  36. 36.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) three tasks at once (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) one task at a time
  37. 37.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it only helps in sport (c) you keep what you notice (d) it doesn’t matter
  38. 38.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) checking messages (c) phone in another room (d) short planned breaks
  39. 39.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) eyes on the speaker (c) studying half-asleep (d) TV on while studying
  40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention

Answer key

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

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