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