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