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