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