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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 907 · 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: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) phone in another room (c) daydreaming in class (d) chatting in class
  3. 3.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it again, focused (b) turn the TV on (c) read it faster (d) skip the chapter
  4. 4.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) turn the sound up (c) keep it in your hand (d) put it in another room
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) games open on screen (c) daydreaming in class (d) asking a question
  7. 7.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it only helps in sport (c) you keep what you notice (d) it doesn’t matter
  9. 9.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) chatting in class (c) phone in another room (d) eyes on the speaker
  10. 10.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) checking messages (c) studying half-asleep (d) one task at a time
  12. 12.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a quiet place to study (c) studying half-asleep (d) daydreaming in class
  15. 15.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  17. 17.Which of these helps attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) chatting in class (c) three tasks at once (d) TV on while studying
  18. 18.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) asking a question (c) eyes on the speaker (d) scrolling while reading
  20. 20.Which of these helps attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) chatting in class (c) TV on while studying (d) studying half-asleep
  21. 21.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  23. 23.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  25. 25.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) asking a question (c) eyes on the speaker (d) scrolling while reading
  27. 27.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a desk full of toys (c) short planned breaks (d) a quiet place to study
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  30. 30.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on your phone (c) on the teacher and board (d) on your friend
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  32. 32.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) short planned breaks (c) three tasks at once (d) studying half-asleep
  33. 33.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) taking short notes (c) doodling cartoons (d) chatting quietly
  36. 36.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) think about it more (b) give up studying (c) note it, then go back (d) watch the match
  37. 37.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a quiet place to study (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) one task at a time
  40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention

Answer key

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

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