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