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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 744 · 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.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) chatting in class (c) asking a question (d) three tasks at once
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) eyes on the speaker (c) checking messages (d) three tasks at once
  4. 4.Which of these helps attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) TV on while studying (c) games open on screen (d) studying half-asleep
  5. 5.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) chatting in class (d) a clear, tidy desk
  6. 6.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) keep it in your hand (c) reply at once (d) put it in another room
  7. 7.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) chatting quietly (c) looking at the clock (d) taking short notes
  8. 8.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) phone in another room (c) daydreaming in class (d) notes while listening
  9. 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) notes while listening (c) checking messages (d) daydreaming in class
  10. 10.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) you keep what you notice (c) it doesn’t matter (d) it only helps in sport
  11. 11.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.👀 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
  14. 14.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) think about it more (c) give up studying (d) note it, then go back
  15. 15.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) short planned breaks (c) a goal for each session (d) TV on while studying
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) phone in another room (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) scrolling while reading
  20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) eyes on the speaker (c) phone in another room (d) asking a question
  22. 22.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  24. 24.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on the teacher and board (b) out of the window (c) on your friend (d) on your phone
  25. 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) three tasks at once (c) chatting in class (d) one task at a time
  26. 26.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  28. 28.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these breaks attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) a goal for each session (d) notes while listening
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) asking a question (c) daydreaming in class (d) a goal for each session
  32. 32.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  34. 34.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) a desk full of toys (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a clear, tidy desk
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) three tasks at once (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) a goal for each session (c) short planned breaks (d) a quiet place to study
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) phone in another room (c) chatting in class (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 of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) daydreaming in class (c) checking messages (d) phone in another room
  40. 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) studying half-asleep (c) phone in another room (d) asking a question

Answer key

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

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