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