Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 42 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) studying half-asleep (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a goal for each session
2. 2.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) it doesn’t matter (c) you keep what you notice (d) it makes you tired
3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
4. 4.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) note it, then go back (b) watch the match (c) give up studying (d) think about it more
5. 5.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it faster (c) skip the chapter (d) read it again, focused
6. 6.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) asking a question (c) daydreaming in class (d) checking messages
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) TV on while studying (c) notes while listening (d) daydreaming in class
11. 11.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a desk full of toys (c) a quiet place to study (d) TV on while studying
14. 14.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) short planned breaks (c) phone in another room (d) TV on while studying
16. 16.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) chatting in class (c) short planned breaks (d) notes while listening
17. 17.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) checking messages (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) phone in another room
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a quiet place to study (c) games open on screen (d) short planned breaks
19. 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) daydreaming in class (c) eyes on the speaker (d) checking messages
20. 20.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) three tasks at once (c) notes while listening (d) eyes on the speaker
22. 22.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) phone in another room (c) chatting in class (d) TV on while studying
24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
25. 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) chatting in class (c) short planned breaks (d) checking messages
26. 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) a goal for each session (c) asking a question (d) phone in another room
27. 27.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) notes while listening (c) a goal for each session (d) phone in another room
29. 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) checking messages (c) chatting in class (d) studying half-asleep
30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
31. 31.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) games open on screen (c) scrolling while reading (d) short planned breaks
34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
35. 35.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) one task at a time (d) a desk full of toys
38. 38.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) daydreaming in class (c) three tasks at once (d) a clear, tidy desk
40. 40.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False

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