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