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