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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 852 · 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) eyes on the speaker (b) asking a question (c) a desk full of toys (d) phone in another room
  2. 2.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) one task at a time (c) TV on while studying (d) scrolling while reading
  3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  4. 4.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) watch the match (c) think about it more (d) note it, then go back
  5. 5.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) scrolling while reading (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) daydreaming in class
  6. 6.Which of these helps attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) scrolling while reading (c) three tasks at once (d) studying half-asleep
  7. 7.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) notes while listening (c) daydreaming in class (d) phone in another room
  8. 8.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) a goal for each session (c) asking a question (d) three tasks at once
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  11. 11.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) doodling cartoons (c) taking short notes (d) looking at the clock
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) short planned breaks (c) studying half-asleep (d) daydreaming in class
  13. 13.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) short planned breaks (c) TV on while studying (d) studying half-asleep
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) one task at a time (c) scrolling while reading (d) three tasks at once
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) notes while listening (c) studying half-asleep (d) short planned breaks
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a goal for each session (c) phone in another room (d) a quiet place to study
  19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) eyes on the speaker (c) asking a question (d) one task at a time
  21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  22. 22.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) short planned breaks (c) one task at a time (d) daydreaming in class
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) phone in another room (c) games open on screen (d) studying half-asleep
  25. 25.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on the teacher and board (c) on your phone (d) on your friend
  29. 29.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it faster (c) skip the chapter (d) read it again, focused
  30. 30.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) eyes on the speaker (d) scrolling while reading
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) notes while listening (c) daydreaming in class (d) games open on screen
  32. 32.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) it makes you tired (c) you keep what you notice (d) it doesn’t matter
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) TV on while studying (c) one task at a time (d) a quiet place to study
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  37. 37.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) one task at a time (c) studying half-asleep (d) a quiet place to study
  38. 38.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a goal for each session (c) chatting in class (d) notes while listening
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) a goal for each session (c) checking messages (d) a desk full of toys
  40. 40.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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