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