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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 79 · 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 of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) checking messages (c) games open on screen (d) asking a question
  2. 2.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these breaks attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) a quiet place to study (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) asking a question
  4. 4.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) taking short notes (c) doodling cartoons (d) looking at the clock
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) TV on while studying (c) a desk full of toys (d) daydreaming in class
  7. 7.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) read it faster (c) read it again, focused (d) turn the TV on
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) eyes on the speaker (c) checking messages (d) games open on screen
  9. 9.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) reply at once (c) turn the sound up (d) put it in another room
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  11. 11.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a quiet place to study (c) studying half-asleep (d) games open on screen
  14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) chatting in class (c) short planned breaks (d) one task at a time
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  17. 17.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) checking messages (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) games open on screen
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) a quiet place to study (c) scrolling while reading (d) studying half-asleep
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) games open on screen (c) phone in another room (d) studying half-asleep
  23. 23.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) it makes you tired (c) it doesn’t matter (d) you keep what you notice
  24. 24.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  27. 27.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a goal for each session (c) a desk full of toys (d) a quiet place to study
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  30. 30.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) a quiet place to study (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for each session
  32. 32.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a goal for each session (c) three tasks at once (d) scrolling while reading
  33. 33.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) note it, then go back (b) give up studying (c) watch the match (d) think about it more
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) one task at a time (c) phone in another room (d) short planned breaks
  35. 35.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) eyes on the speaker
  37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) a quiet place to study (c) studying half-asleep (d) phone in another room
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) three tasks at once (c) TV on while studying (d) a goal for each session
  40. 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a goal for each session (c) chatting in class (d) short planned breaks

Answer key

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

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