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