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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 880 · 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: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) one task at a time (c) asking a question (d) chatting in class
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  5. 5.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) notes while listening (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) checking messages
  7. 7.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) games open on screen (d) one task at a time
  8. 8.👀 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
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  11. 11.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) TV on while studying (c) scrolling while reading (d) notes while listening
  13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  14. 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) checking messages (c) TV on while studying (d) chatting in class
  15. 15.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) looking at the clock (c) taking short notes (d) doodling cartoons
  16. 16.👀 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
  17. 17.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) checking messages (c) asking a question (d) chatting in class
  19. 19.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) reply at once (c) put it in another room (d) turn the sound up
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) games open on screen (d) short planned breaks
  21. 21.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) TV on while studying (c) three tasks at once (d) a goal for each session
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) short planned breaks (c) a goal for each session (d) a quiet place to study
  23. 23.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) TV on while studying (c) a quiet place to study (d) studying half-asleep
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) studying half-asleep (c) a quiet place to study (d) a clear, tidy desk
  26. 26.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) it makes you tired (c) you keep what you notice (d) it only helps in sport
  27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  28. 28.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) checking messages (c) a desk full of toys (d) three tasks at once
  30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  31. 31.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) a quiet place to study (c) three tasks at once (d) daydreaming in class
  35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) short planned breaks (c) scrolling while reading (d) a goal for each session
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) one task at a time (c) a quiet place to study (d) phone in another room
  38. 38.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) asking a question (c) scrolling while reading (d) phone in another room
  39. 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention

Answer key

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

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