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