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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 910 · 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: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) phone in another room (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
  3. 3.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) phone in another room (c) asking a question (d) TV on while studying
  5. 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  7. 7.👀 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) skip the chapter (d) read it faster
  8. 8.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) asking a question (c) studying half-asleep (d) notes while listening
  10. 10.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) notes while listening (d) a desk full of toys
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) three tasks at once (c) eyes on the speaker (d) games open on screen
  14. 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) studying half-asleep (c) scrolling while reading (d) one task at a time
  15. 15.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) studying half-asleep (c) short planned breaks (d) phone in another room
  16. 16.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it doesn’t matter (c) it only helps in sport (d) you keep what you notice
  17. 17.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) scrolling while reading (c) a quiet place to study (d) checking messages
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) scrolling while reading (c) three tasks at once (d) TV on while studying
  19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  20. 20.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) short planned breaks (c) games open on screen (d) notes while listening
  23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) a desk full of toys (c) games open on screen (d) studying half-asleep
  26. 26.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) turn the sound up (c) put it in another room (d) reply at once
  27. 27.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) phone in another room (c) notes while listening (d) games open on screen
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) asking a question (d) TV on while studying
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) short planned breaks (d) checking messages
  31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  33. 33.Which of these breaks attention? (a) chatting in class (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) asking a question (d) eyes on the speaker
  34. 34.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a quiet place to study (d) one task at a time
  36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  37. 37.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) on your friend (c) out of the window (d) on the teacher and board
  38. 38.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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