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