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