Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 450 · 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.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) read it faster (c) read it again, focused (d) turn the TV on
3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
4. 4.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
7. 7.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
9. 9.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it makes you tired (c) it doesn’t matter (d) it only helps in sport
10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
11. 11.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on your phone (c) on your friend (d) on the teacher and board
12. 12.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) checking messages (c) phone in another room (d) TV on while studying
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) games open on screen (c) daydreaming in class (d) three tasks at once
15. 15.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a goal for each session (c) phone in another room (d) a clear, tidy desk
18. 18.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) games open on screen (c) scrolling while reading (d) a goal for each session
19. 19.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) eyes on the speaker (c) chatting in class (d) phone in another room
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a goal for each session (c) one task at a time (d) TV on while studying
21. 21.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) looking at the clock (c) chatting quietly (d) taking short notes
22. 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
23. 23.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) chatting in class (c) one task at a time (d) a goal for each session
27. 27.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) put it in another room (b) turn the sound up (c) keep it in your hand (d) reply at once
28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
29. 29.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) daydreaming in class (c) phone in another room (d) notes while listening
31. 31.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a quiet place to study (c) a desk full of toys (d) eyes on the speaker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) chatting in class (c) games open on screen (d) phone in another room
34. 34.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a quiet place to study (c) three tasks at once (d) scrolling while reading
36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
37. 37.True or false: “checking messages” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
39. 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
40. 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) notes while listening (c) asking a question (d) daydreaming in class

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