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Multiple choice question

Concentration comes from concentrate and can have different meanings.

One meaning of concentration is focusing your attention on something.

For example:

Talking on your mobile phone when you drive may reduce your concentration and cause an accident.

Exams require concentration, so you should get a lot of sleep the night before an exam to ensure that your full attention is on the exam.

focus

thinking about something without letting your mind move to other things

attention

forgetting something

Which answers below are closest to this meaning of concentration? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

focus

thinking about something without letting your mind move to other things

forgetting something

attention
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Concentration can also mean a lot of something in one area.

For example:

Mobile phone companies put many antennas in areas with a large concentration of mobile phone users.

Sharks live in areas of the ocean which have large concentrations of fish which sharks like to eat.

many items collected together

a lot of things appearing at the same time

very little of something

a lot of something in one place

Which answers below are closest to this meaning of concentration. Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

a lot of something in one place

a lot of things appearing at the same time

many items collected together

very little of something
Feedback:

Concentration means that a lot of something is collected in one place. If there is very little of something, it is not concentrated.
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do things automatically without thinking.

focus your thinking on what you are doing.

direct your thoughts specifically to what you are doing.

pay close attention to what you are doing.

Choose 3 answers which best complete this sentence.

 

If an activity requires concentration, then you must...

Response:

do things automatically without thinking.

direct your thoughts specifically to what you are doing.

focus your thinking on what you are doing.

pay close attention to what you are doing.
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Here are some techniques to help you improve your concentration while studying:

1. Find the best time of day to study and try to limit your studying hours to that time.

2. Find the learning environment that works best for you (silence, music, a chair, the floor).

3. If something is disturbing your concentration, decide on a time later that day to deal with it.

4. Plan your work, work your plan: Divide what you need to learn into smaller units, take a break after each unit.

At the time of day that you are most awake, put yourself in a place which holds no distractions for you.

Put all of your bills that you have not yet paid next to your textbooks.

Divide your study material into units, and have a rest after each unit.

"I'm getting so absent-minded and forgetful. Sometimes in the middle of a sentence, I . . . "
Milton Berle

This comment by comedian Milton Berle is true for many of us. Concentration can be a challenge for young and old alike. 

According to the advice above, which situations below would help you improve your concentration and study more effectively for your next test? Choose 2 correct answers.

Response:

At the time of day that you are most awake, put yourself in a place which holds no distractions for you.

Divide your study material into units, and have a rest after each unit.

Put all of your bills that you have not yet paid next to your textbooks.