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