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