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