Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 729 · 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.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) put it in another room (c) keep it in your hand (d) reply at once
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) daydreaming in class (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a goal for each session
4. 4.Which of these breaks attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a quiet place to study (c) a goal for each session (d) short planned breaks
5. 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
7. 7.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) short planned breaks (d) a quiet place to study
9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
11. 11.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) scrolling while reading (c) daydreaming in class (d) one task at a time
12. 12.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) it doesn’t matter (c) you keep what you notice (d) it makes you tired
13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
14. 14.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) doodling cartoons (c) chatting quietly (d) looking at the clock
15. 15.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
17. 17.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) phone in another room (c) one task at a time (d) studying half-asleep
18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
19. 19.👀 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 faster (d) read it again, focused
20. 20.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
22. 22.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) phone in another room (c) TV on while studying (d) one task at a time
23. 23.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) phone in another room (c) a quiet place to study (d) a goal for each session
25. 25.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) give up studying (c) think about it more (d) note it, then go back
26. 26.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) notes while listening (c) scrolling while reading (d) a goal for each session
28. 28.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on the teacher and board (b) on your friend (c) out of the window (d) on your phone
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a goal for each session (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
30. 30.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) TV on while studying (c) daydreaming in class (d) studying half-asleep
33. 33.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) phone in another room (c) games open on screen (d) chatting in class
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on while studying (c) a quiet place to study (d) daydreaming in class
35. 35.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) games open on screen (c) three tasks at once (d) notes while listening
37. 37.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) chatting in class (d) phone in another room
40. 40.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) True (b) False

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