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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 905 · 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 of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) a quiet place to study (c) chatting in class (d) notes while listening
  2. 2.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) chatting in class (c) scrolling while reading (d) eyes on the speaker
  3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  4. 4.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) daydreaming in class (c) a desk full of toys (d) phone in another room
  5. 5.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) chatting in class (c) phone in another room (d) studying half-asleep
  7. 7.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) notes while listening (c) asking a question (d) a clear, tidy desk
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) daydreaming in class (c) studying half-asleep (d) a desk full of toys
  14. 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) a desk full of toys (c) TV on while studying (d) notes while listening
  15. 15.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) phone in another room (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
  16. 16.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) note it, then go back (b) think about it more (c) watch the match (d) give up studying
  17. 17.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) put it in another room (b) keep it in your hand (c) turn the sound up (d) reply at once
  18. 18.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) a goal for each session (c) games open on screen (d) notes while listening
  20. 20.👀 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
  21. 21.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) studying half-asleep (c) one task at a time (d) asking a question
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) games open on screen (c) a desk full of toys (d) one task at a time
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  25. 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a desk full of toys
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) studying half-asleep (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) phone in another room
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a desk full of toys (c) short planned breaks (d) phone in another room
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  29. 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) studying half-asleep (c) a desk full of toys (d) a quiet place to study
  30. 30.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) doodling cartoons (c) taking short notes (d) looking at the clock
  32. 32.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) skip the chapter (c) read it again, focused (d) read it faster
  34. 34.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) one task at a time (d) a desk full of toys
  35. 35.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) one task at a time (c) eyes on the speaker (d) short planned breaks
  39. 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  40. 40.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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