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