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