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