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