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