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