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 helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) doodling cartoons (c) taking short notes (d) chatting quietly
- 2.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) games open on screen (d) eyes on the speaker
- 3.👀 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) read it again, focused (d) skip the chapter
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) daydreaming in class (c) three tasks at once (d) phone in another room
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) scrolling while reading (d) three tasks at once
- 6.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 8.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) notes while listening (c) TV on while studying (d) short planned breaks
- 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 10.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) checking messages (c) chatting in class (d) one task at a time
- 12.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on the teacher and board (b) on your phone (c) out of the window (d) on your friend
- 13.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) notes while listening (c) one task at a time (d) chatting in class
- 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) notes while listening (c) phone in another room (d) one task at a time
- 16.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) turn the sound up (c) put it in another room (d) keep it in your hand
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a desk full of toys (c) phone in another room (d) a quiet place to study
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) asking a question (d) daydreaming in class
- 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) daydreaming in class (c) a quiet place to study (d) a goal for each session
- 22.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) think about it more (c) watch the match (d) note it, then go back
- 23.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 25.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) scrolling while reading (c) one task at a time (d) eyes on the speaker
- 26.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 28.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) studying half-asleep (c) chatting in class (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) asking a question (c) checking messages (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) daydreaming in class (c) games open on screen (d) short planned breaks
- 32.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) short planned breaks (c) studying half-asleep (d) daydreaming in class
- 33.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) eyes on the speaker (c) asking a question (d) three tasks at once
- 36.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) notes while listening (c) three tasks at once (d) a goal for each session
- 38.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) daydreaming in class (c) checking messages (d) notes while listening
- 40.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- taking short notes
- games open on screen
- read it again, focused
- phone in another room
- a clear, tidy desk
- True
- helps attention
- TV on while studying
- breaks attention
- True
- one task at a time
- on the teacher and board
- chatting in class
- breaks attention
- TV on while studying
- put it in another room
- a desk full of toys
- asking a question
- helps attention
- breaks attention
- daydreaming in class
- note it, then go back
- True
- breaks attention
- scrolling while reading
- False
- helps attention
- a clear, tidy desk
- breaks attention
- checking messages
- short planned breaks
- short planned breaks
- False
- helps attention
- three tasks at once
- True
- three tasks at once
- True
- notes while listening
- False
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