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) TV on while studying (b) chatting in class (c) checking messages (d) asking a question
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) TV on while studying (c) three tasks at once (d) a goal for each session
- 3.👀 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
- 4.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) eyes on the speaker (c) phone in another room (d) asking a question
- 6.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) games open on screen (c) phone in another room (d) scrolling while reading
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) a desk full of toys (c) one task at a time (d) eyes on the speaker
- 11.👀 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
- 12.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) short planned breaks (c) daydreaming in class (d) one task at a time
- 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) one task at a time (c) games open on screen (d) checking messages
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) notes while listening (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) games open on screen
- 16.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) a quiet place to study (c) one task at a time (d) TV on while studying
- 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 19.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) phone in another room (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) checking messages
- 20.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) taking short notes (c) chatting quietly (d) looking at the clock
- 22.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) reply at once (c) keep it in your hand (d) put it in another room
- 23.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) three tasks at once (d) short planned breaks
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) scrolling while reading (c) checking messages (d) asking a question
- 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) a quiet place to study (c) short planned breaks (d) chatting in class
- 28.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) daydreaming in class (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
- 30.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 33.👀 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
- 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) chatting in class (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a quiet place to study
- 36.True or false: “daydreaming in class” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) TV on while studying (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
- 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 39.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) short planned breaks (c) games open on screen (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 40.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- asking a question
- a goal for each session
- note it, then go back
- False
- a desk full of toys
- True
- breaks attention
- helps attention
- phone in another room
- a desk full of toys
- you keep what you notice
- daydreaming in class
- helps attention
- one task at a time
- games open on screen
- False
- TV on while studying
- helps attention
- checking messages
- True
- taking short notes
- put it in another room
- three tasks at once
- asking a question
- breaks attention
- breaks attention
- chatting in class
- False
- notes while listening
- True
- True
- helps attention
- read it again, focused
- helps attention
- chatting in class
- False
- a quiet place to study
- breaks attention
- games open on screen
- True
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