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