Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 401 · 40 questions

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.

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

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