Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 249 · 40 questions

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.

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

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