Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 634 · 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.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) on your friend (c) on the teacher and board (d) out of the window
2. 2.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) chatting in class (c) games open on screen (d) phone in another room
3. 3.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it doesn’t matter (c) you keep what you notice (d) it only helps in sport
4. 4.Which of these breaks attention? (a) chatting in class (b) notes while listening (c) short planned breaks (d) one task at a time
5. 5.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) doodling cartoons (c) chatting quietly (d) taking short notes
6. 6.👀 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
7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) scrolling while reading (c) TV on while studying (d) chatting in class
9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
10. 10.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a quiet place to study (c) checking messages (d) scrolling while reading
12. 12.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) one task at a time (c) a desk full of toys (d) TV on while studying
13. 13.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
15. 15.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these breaks attention? (a) games open on screen (b) a quiet place to study (c) notes while listening (d) phone in another room
18. 18.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) notes while listening (c) asking a question (d) TV on while studying
19. 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) scrolling while reading (c) a goal for each session (d) a desk full of toys
20. 20.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) scrolling while reading (c) short planned breaks (d) three tasks at once
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) a quiet place to study (c) games open on screen (d) phone in another room
23. 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. 24.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) phone in another room (c) asking a question (d) TV on while studying
26. 26.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) reply at once (c) turn the sound up (d) put it in another room
28. 28.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) a desk full of toys (c) eyes on the speaker (d) one task at a time
29. 29.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) three tasks at once (c) a desk full of toys (d) eyes on the speaker
32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) checking messages (d) a goal for each session
34. 34.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
36. 36.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
38. 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) eyes on the speaker (c) chatting in class (d) a goal for each session
40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention

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