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