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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 82 · 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) eyes on the speaker (c) studying half-asleep (d) chatting in class
  2. 2.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) notes while listening (c) a desk full of toys (d) a goal for each session
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  5. 5.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) studying half-asleep (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a goal for each session
  6. 6.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  8. 8.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on your phone (c) on the teacher and board (d) on your friend
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  11. 11.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) phone in another room (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) checking messages
  14. 14.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  16. 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) checking messages (c) studying half-asleep (d) a clear, tidy desk
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) asking a question (c) studying half-asleep (d) a goal for each session
  18. 18.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) one task at a time (c) chatting in class (d) a goal for each session
  20. 20.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) daydreaming in class (c) notes while listening (d) checking messages
  21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) games open on screen (c) a quiet place to study (d) scrolling while reading
  23. 23.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) looking at the clock (c) taking short notes (d) chatting quietly
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  25. 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) scrolling while reading (c) checking messages (d) TV on while studying
  26. 26.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) put it in another room (c) keep it in your hand (d) turn the sound up
  27. 27.👀 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
  28. 28.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  30. 30.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  32. 32.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) daydreaming in class (c) TV on while studying (d) one task at a time
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a desk full of toys (c) a quiet place to study (d) one task at a time
  36. 36.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) think about it more (c) watch the match (d) note it, then go back
  37. 37.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) you keep what you notice (c) it makes you tired (d) it only helps in sport
  38. 38.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these helps attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) checking messages (c) daydreaming in class (d) studying half-asleep
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) notes while listening (c) scrolling while reading (d) studying half-asleep

Answer key

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

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