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