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