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