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