Memory Techniques Worksheet: Attention and Focus

Memory techniques lesson 2: Attention: the first step of memory · Set 943 · 40 questions

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.

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

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