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