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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 826 · 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: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  5. 5.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) notes while listening (c) daydreaming in class (d) checking messages
  6. 6.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) put it in another room (c) reply at once (d) turn the sound up
  8. 8.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) turn the TV on (c) read it again, focused (d) read it faster
  9. 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) checking messages (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a desk full of toys
  10. 10.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) notes while listening (c) studying half-asleep (d) phone in another room
  11. 11.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) three tasks at once (c) one task at a time (d) a desk full of toys
  12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  13. 13.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) eyes on the speaker (c) one task at a time (d) TV on while studying
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) chatting in class (c) scrolling while reading (d) checking messages
  15. 15.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) checking messages (c) phone in another room (d) a clear, tidy desk
  17. 17.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) studying half-asleep (c) TV on while studying (d) checking messages
  20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  21. 21.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) checking messages (c) chatting in class (d) a quiet place to study
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  24. 24.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.👀 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
  26. 26.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) doodling cartoons (c) chatting quietly (d) taking short notes
  27. 27.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) phone in another room (c) eyes on the speaker (d) checking messages
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  29. 29.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) phone in another room (d) games open on screen
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a quiet place to study (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a desk full of toys
  31. 31.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) three tasks at once (c) daydreaming in class (d) phone in another room
  32. 32.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) short planned breaks (c) scrolling while reading (d) studying half-asleep
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) a quiet place to study (d) TV on while studying
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) eyes on the speaker (d) three tasks at once
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) scrolling while reading (c) eyes on the speaker (d) one task at a time
  36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  37. 37.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  39. 39.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) studying half-asleep (c) checking messages (d) asking a question
  40. 40.Which of these helps attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) TV on while studying (c) checking messages (d) daydreaming in class

Answer key

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

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