Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 501 · 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.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it again, focused (b) turn the TV on (c) read it faster (d) skip the chapter
2. 2.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) scrolling while reading (c) chatting in class (d) phone in another room
5. 5.Which of these helps attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) checking messages (c) studying half-asleep (d) games open on screen
6. 6.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) doodling cartoons (c) looking at the clock (d) taking short notes
7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
8. 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
9. 9.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) studying half-asleep (c) phone in another room (d) short planned breaks
10. 10.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) put it in another room (b) keep it in your hand (c) turn the sound up (d) reply at once
11. 11.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) chatting in class (c) daydreaming in class (d) one task at a time
12. 12.Which of these breaks attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) eyes on the speaker (c) phone in another room (d) one task at a time
13. 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) notes while listening (c) daydreaming in class (d) a goal for each session
15. 15.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a goal for each session (d) daydreaming in class
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) studying half-asleep (c) three tasks at once (d) asking a question
18. 18.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) eyes on the speaker (c) three tasks at once (d) phone in another room
19. 19.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) chatting in class (c) one task at a time (d) notes while listening
20. 20.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) games open on screen (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a quiet place to study
21. 21.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
26. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) three tasks at once (c) TV on while studying (d) a goal for each session
28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) studying half-asleep (c) short planned breaks (d) three tasks at once
30. 30.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) TV on while studying (d) checking messages
32. 32.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) give up studying (c) think about it more (d) note it, then go back
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) chatting in class (c) a quiet place to study (d) three tasks at once
36. 36.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) checking messages (c) notes while listening (d) one task at a time
37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) eyes on the speaker (c) studying half-asleep (d) three tasks at once
39. 39.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention

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