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