Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 724 · 40 questions

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.

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

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