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