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