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