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