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