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