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