Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 623 · 40 questions

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.

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

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