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