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