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