Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 930 · 40 questions

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.

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

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