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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 872 · 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) a quiet place to study (b) phone in another room (c) notes while listening (d) checking messages
  2. 2.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) studying half-asleep (c) one task at a time (d) games open on screen
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) short planned breaks (c) a quiet place to study (d) chatting in class
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) three tasks at once (c) games open on screen (d) scrolling while reading
  7. 7.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) give up studying (c) note it, then go back (d) think about it more
  9. 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) a desk full of toys (c) studying half-asleep (d) short planned breaks
  10. 10.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) looking at the clock (c) chatting quietly (d) taking short notes
  11. 11.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) a desk full of toys (c) one task at a time (d) chatting in class
  12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  13. 13.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) one task at a time (c) a desk full of toys (d) a goal for each session
  15. 15.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a quiet place to study (c) scrolling while reading (d) short planned breaks
  16. 16.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  20. 20.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these breaks attention? (a) chatting in class (b) notes while listening (c) short planned breaks (d) phone in another room
  22. 22.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) read it again, focused (c) turn the TV on (d) read it faster
  24. 24.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) a goal for each session (c) a quiet place to study (d) games open on screen
  26. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) TV on while studying (c) scrolling while reading (d) three tasks at once
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) one task at a time (c) studying half-asleep (d) a quiet place to study
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) phone in another room (c) studying half-asleep (d) three tasks at once
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) eyes on the speaker (c) TV on while studying (d) one task at a time
  33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  34. 34.Which of these helps attention? (a) phone in another room (b) a desk full of toys (c) studying half-asleep (d) three tasks at once
  35. 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) a goal for each session (c) asking a question (d) three tasks at once
  36. 36.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) TV on while studying (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a goal for each session
  39. 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  40. 40.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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