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