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