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