Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 159 · 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.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it doesn’t matter (c) you keep what you notice (d) it only helps in sport
2. 2.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
4. 4.True or false: “checking messages” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
5. 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. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) asking a question (c) a quiet place to study (d) a desk full of toys
8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
9. 9.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on your friend (c) on the teacher and board (d) on your phone
10. 10.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) studying half-asleep (c) scrolling while reading (d) short planned breaks
12. 12.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) asking a question (c) games open on screen (d) three tasks at once
13. 13.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) a quiet place to study (c) studying half-asleep (d) eyes on the speaker
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a goal for each session (c) asking a question (d) notes while listening
15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
16. 16.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) chatting quietly (c) taking short notes (d) looking at the clock
17. 17.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) phone in another room (c) three tasks at once (d) a desk full of toys
19. 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) games open on screen (c) studying half-asleep (d) phone in another room
20. 20.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) scrolling while reading (d) daydreaming in class
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) daydreaming in class (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) short planned breaks
22. 22.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) studying half-asleep (d) short planned breaks
24. 24.Which of these helps attention? (a) one task at a time (b) scrolling while reading (c) studying half-asleep (d) games open on screen
25. 25.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) a desk full of toys (c) notes while listening (d) a goal for each session
27. 27.👀 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
28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) eyes on the speaker (c) TV on while studying (d) chatting in class
30. 30.Which of these helps attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) studying half-asleep (c) a desk full of toys (d) chatting in class
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) daydreaming in class (c) checking messages (d) one task at a time
32. 32.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) one task at a time (c) phone in another room (d) scrolling while reading
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) three tasks at once (c) scrolling while reading (d) short planned breaks
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) a goal for each session (d) checking messages
35. 35.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) chatting in class (c) a goal for each session (d) a quiet place to study
38. 38.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention

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