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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 735 · 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) short planned breaks (b) eyes on the speaker (c) daydreaming in class (d) one task at a time
  2. 2.👀 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 again, focused (d) read it faster
  3. 3.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) taking short notes (c) looking at the clock (d) doodling cartoons
  4. 4.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) chatting in class (c) eyes on the speaker (d) checking messages
  6. 6.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) three tasks at once (c) one task at a time (d) daydreaming in class
  7. 7.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) three tasks at once (c) studying half-asleep (d) eyes on the speaker
  9. 9.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) a goal for each session (c) daydreaming in class (d) notes while listening
  11. 11.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) on the teacher and board (c) out of the window (d) on your friend
  12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a quiet place to study (c) a desk full of toys (d) eyes on the speaker
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  17. 17.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) keep it in your hand (c) turn the sound up (d) put it in another room
  18. 18.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) checking messages (c) short planned breaks (d) a goal for each session
  19. 19.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) note it, then go back (c) think about it more (d) watch the match
  20. 20.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) three tasks at once (c) notes while listening (d) a quiet place to study
  22. 22.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) phone in another room (c) studying half-asleep (d) one task at a time
  23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  26. 26.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) three tasks at once (c) asking a question (d) chatting in class
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  28. 28.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) daydreaming in class (c) scrolling while reading (d) notes while listening
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  33. 33.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) daydreaming in class (c) three tasks at once (d) a clear, tidy desk
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) asking a question (c) three tasks at once (d) checking messages
  35. 35.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  37. 37.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) TV on while studying (c) a goal for each session (d) asking a question
  38. 38.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) one task at a time (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a quiet place to study
  40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention

Answer key

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

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