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