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