Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 279 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) chatting in class (c) notes while listening (d) three tasks at once
2. 2.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) put it in another room (c) keep it in your hand (d) turn the sound up
3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
4. 4.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) daydreaming in class (c) TV on while studying (d) eyes on the speaker
6. 6.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) on your phone (c) on the teacher and board (d) out of the window
7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) three tasks at once (c) a quiet place to study (d) short planned breaks
9. 9.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.👀 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
11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
13. 13.Which of these breaks attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) phone in another room (c) short planned breaks (d) asking a question
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) three tasks at once (d) studying half-asleep
15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) eyes on the speaker (c) TV on while studying (d) a goal for each session
17. 17.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
19. 19.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) doodling cartoons (c) looking at the clock (d) taking short notes
20. 20.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) you keep what you notice (c) it makes you tired (d) it doesn’t matter
24. 24.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) checking messages (c) TV on while studying (d) a clear, tidy desk
25. 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) one task at a time (c) daydreaming in class (d) checking messages
26. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
28. 28.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) games open on screen (c) eyes on the speaker (d) checking messages
29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) one task at a time (c) chatting in class (d) phone in another room
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) a desk full of toys (c) scrolling while reading (d) one task at a time
32. 32.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) note it, then go back (c) think about it more (d) give up studying
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) eyes on the speaker (c) games open on screen (d) a quiet place to study
34. 34.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) phone in another room (c) chatting in class (d) a clear, tidy desk
36. 36.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a desk full of toys (c) a goal for each session (d) a quiet place to study
37. 37.Which of these breaks attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) phone in another room (c) a quiet place to study (d) eyes on the speaker
38. 38.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) checking messages (c) one task at a time (d) phone in another room
40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention

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