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