← Attention: the first step of memory lesson New set →

Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 808 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

  1. helps attention
  2. eyes on the speaker
  3. games open on screen
  4. True
  5. helps attention
  6. False
  7. helps attention
  8. TV on while studying
  9. note it, then go back
  10. a desk full of toys
  11. helps attention
  12. breaks attention
  13. breaks attention
  14. breaks attention
  15. False
  16. taking short notes
  17. a quiet place to study
  18. True
  19. a clear, tidy desk
  20. False
  21. TV on while studying
  22. a clear, tidy desk
  23. one task at a time
  24. breaks attention
  25. False
  26. breaks attention
  27. False
  28. read it again, focused
  29. checking messages
  30. True
  31. daydreaming in class
  32. checking messages
  33. breaks attention
  34. breaks attention
  35. False
  36. eyes on the speaker
  37. a quiet place to study
  38. True
  39. games open on screen
  40. True

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students