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