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