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