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