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