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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 761 · 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) TV on while studying (b) notes while listening (c) chatting in class (d) games open on screen
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) studying half-asleep (d) short planned breaks
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) TV on while studying (c) phone in another room (d) one task at a time
  4. 4.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  7. 7.👀 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
  8. 8.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) watch the match (c) note it, then go back (d) think about it more
  11. 11.Which of these helps attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) daydreaming in class (c) TV on while studying (d) chatting in class
  12. 12.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) studying half-asleep (c) chatting in class (d) phone in another room
  14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) TV on while studying (c) three tasks at once (d) daydreaming in class
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  17. 17.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a quiet place to study (c) daydreaming in class (d) asking a question
  19. 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) games open on screen (c) checking messages (d) a goal for each session
  20. 20.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) phone in another room (c) games open on screen (d) a quiet place to study
  21. 21.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) eyes on the speaker (c) games open on screen (d) daydreaming in class
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) asking a question (c) three tasks at once (d) a quiet place to study
  23. 23.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) scrolling while reading (c) checking messages (d) a clear, tidy desk
  25. 25.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  28. 28.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it again, focused (b) skip the chapter (c) read it faster (d) turn the TV on
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  31. 31.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) three tasks at once (c) phone in another room (d) a clear, tidy desk
  32. 32.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) a quiet place to study (d) TV on while studying
  34. 34.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a quiet place to study (c) chatting in class (d) eyes on the speaker
  37. 37.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on your friend (c) on your phone (d) on the teacher and board
  38. 38.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) a quiet place to study (c) chatting in class (d) phone in another room
  39. 39.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) chatting quietly (c) taking short notes (d) doodling cartoons

Answer key

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

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