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