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