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: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) scrolling while reading (d) chatting in class
- 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 5.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) three tasks at once (c) a quiet place to study (d) TV on while studying
- 7.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) chatting in class (c) phone in another room (d) notes while listening
- 8.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) looking at the clock (c) taking short notes (d) chatting quietly
- 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 10.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) chatting in class (c) three tasks at once (d) a goal for each session
- 11.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) chatting in class (c) asking a question (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) phone in another room (c) short planned breaks (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 14.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) put it in another room (c) keep it in your hand (d) reply at once
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) a quiet place to study (d) TV on while studying
- 16.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👀 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
- 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 19.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) short planned breaks (c) checking messages (d) a quiet place to study
- 20.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) checking messages (c) games open on screen (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 24.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) chatting in class (c) three tasks at once (d) eyes on the speaker
- 27.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 29.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) checking messages (c) asking a question (d) studying half-asleep
- 31.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) three tasks at once (c) one task at a time (d) daydreaming in class
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) studying half-asleep (c) daydreaming in class (d) notes while listening
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) scrolling while reading (c) games open on screen (d) chatting in class
- 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) daydreaming in class (c) a quiet place to study (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 37.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) a goal for each session (c) a quiet place to study (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) one task at a time (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) studying half-asleep
Answer key
- True
- True
- a clear, tidy desk
- breaks attention
- False
- a quiet place to study
- chatting in class
- taking short notes
- breaks attention
- a goal for each session
- False
- chatting in class
- checking messages
- put it in another room
- TV on while studying
- False
- read it again, focused
- helps attention
- checking messages
- True
- helps attention
- helps attention
- a clear, tidy desk
- False
- True
- eyes on the speaker
- True
- helps attention
- False
- asking a question
- True
- one task at a time
- notes while listening
- a goal for each session
- helps attention
- daydreaming in class
- True
- a desk full of toys
- breaks attention
- studying half-asleep
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