Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 941 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) TV on while studying (c) eyes on the speaker (d) one task at a time
2. 2.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
4. 4.Which of these helps attention? (a) phone in another room (b) three tasks at once (c) games open on screen (d) checking messages
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) notes while listening (c) chatting in class (d) a quiet place to study
6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
7. 7.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it only helps in sport (c) it doesn’t matter (d) it makes you tired
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) a desk full of toys (c) three tasks at once (d) checking messages
11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
12. 12.👀 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) turn the TV on (d) read it faster
13. 13.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) asking a question (c) games open on screen (d) one task at a time
17. 17.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) notes while listening (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) scrolling while reading
19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
20. 20.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) one task at a time (c) TV on while studying (d) three tasks at once
21. 21.Which of these helps attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) games open on screen (c) TV on while studying (d) studying half-asleep
22. 22.Which of these breaks attention? (a) checking messages (b) asking a question (c) one task at a time (d) eyes on the speaker
23. 23.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) out of the window (c) on the teacher and board (d) on your phone
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) chatting in class (c) TV on while studying (d) a clear, tidy desk
25. 25.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) keep it in your hand (c) reply at once (d) put it in another room
26. 26.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) studying half-asleep (c) daydreaming in class (d) a quiet place to study
27. 27.Which of these breaks attention? (a) chatting in class (b) notes while listening (c) one task at a time (d) eyes on the speaker
28. 28.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) notes while listening (d) games open on screen
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) eyes on the speaker (c) one task at a time (d) a desk full of toys
30. 30.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) notes while listening (c) a desk full of toys (d) a clear, tidy desk
31. 31.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) studying half-asleep (c) TV on while studying (d) phone in another room
33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
34. 34.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) games open on screen (d) phone in another room
36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
38. 38.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) doodling cartoons (c) chatting quietly (d) taking short notes
40. 40.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False

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