← Attention: the first step of memory lesson New set →

Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 305 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  2. 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. 3.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  5. 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. 6.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  7. 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. 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. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  10. 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. 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. 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. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  14. 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. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  18. 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. 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. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  21. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  27. 27.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  30. 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. 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. 32.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  34. 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. 35.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) checking messages (c) studying half-asleep (d) games open on screen
  37. 37.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  39. 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. 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

  1. helps attention
  2. games open on screen
  3. False
  4. breaks attention
  5. phone in another room
  6. True
  7. eyes on the speaker
  8. three tasks at once
  9. helps attention
  10. on the teacher and board
  11. a goal for each session
  12. one task at a time
  13. helps attention
  14. a goal for each session
  15. breaks attention
  16. breaks attention
  17. breaks attention
  18. phone in another room
  19. a desk full of toys
  20. helps attention
  21. eyes on the speaker
  22. TV on while studying
  23. you keep what you notice
  24. asking a question
  25. studying half-asleep
  26. helps attention
  27. True
  28. False
  29. breaks attention
  30. read it again, focused
  31. taking short notes
  32. True
  33. helps attention
  34. studying half-asleep
  35. False
  36. notes while listening
  37. False
  38. True
  39. notes while listening
  40. a clear, tidy desk

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students