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