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