Are distractions taking a toll on your ability to stay on task? Are you finding it challenging to maintain focus for long periods? Do you quickly lose interest in your daily activities? Take the Attention Span Test to evaluate your focus and concentration levels!
What is an Attention Span Test?
Attention span refers to an individual’s capacity to focus on a stimulus or task for a set duration. It is also called sustained attention or vigilance, which requires persistence and motivation.
Attention span typically improves with age and significantly impacts various aspects of life, including learning, memory, academic performance, and the ability to process and understand large volumes of information.
Challenges with attention span are commonly observed in children with learning disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Key characteristics of attention include:
- Attention is inherently selective
- It is always an active part of our experience
- Attention shifts between different topics or stimuli
- Attention enhances clarity and alertness
- Focus and concentration on a particular point are necessary, excluding all other distractions
Instructions for Taking the Attention Span Test
Below, you will find a series of statements related to attention span difficulties. Please read each one carefully and select the options that best apply to you.
Please note: This Attention Span Assessment is a self-assessment tool and is not intended to serve as a diagnostic test.
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Low Difficulty in Attention Span
Your present score reveals that you have a low level of difficulty in attention span. It can be evident from your score that to a few extent, you might get distracted from your present work and may get shifted to another topic slightly while working on a specific task. Besides this, it can be seen from your score that, to a few extents you might take more time to finish a task than what is required and in a few cases might also try to engage yourself in more than one thing and may find it a little difficult to focus in any of it. Further, your score shows that in a few cases, you might slightly feel difficulties focusing and listening to what others are saying and to a few extent might also get interrupted by other things while having a conversation.
Further, it might also be possible that in a few cases, you might find it difficult to concentrate and follow a detection, audio story, or cinema for a long time. However, it should be noted that your responses may have an impact on your social, occupational, academic, and other areas of functioning. if you think the results do not accurately match your characteristics, then we would encourage you to consult a Psychologist for an accurate result.
Want to learn more?
Some ways can help an individual improve attention spans, such as by scheduling activities according to one’s limits and capacity, avoiding multitasking on projects, engaging in deep breathing, yoga, and other forms of mindfulness meditation, ignoring distractions through concentration music using earplugs, focusing on a single thing and taking a break when feeling reluctant or bore and by engaging to activities that can boost your mind such as-creative exercise, cooking, decorating, gardening, etc. If you want to know how to improve your attention span, talk to our professional psychologists.
You can use our Mood Tracker to stay mindful of your mood every day, identify your innermost thoughts & emotions on a daily basis. It will aid you in doing all those things you love, while limiting activities that might dampen your mood.
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Moderate Difficulty in Attention Span
Your present score reveals that you have a moderate level of difficulty in attention span. It can be evident from your score that sometimes you might get distracted from your present work and may get shifted to another topic in some cases while working on a specific task. Besides this, it can be seen from your score that, to some extents you might take more time to finish a task than what is required and often might also try to engage yourself in more than one thing and may find it quite difficult to focus in any of it. Further, your score shows that in some cases, you might feel difficulties focusing and listening to what others are saying and to sometimes might also get interrupted by other things while having a conversation.
Further, it might also be possible that to some extent, you might find it difficult to concentrate and follow a detection, audio story, or cinema for a long time. However, it should be noted that your responses may have an impact on some of your social, occupational, academic, and other areas of functioning. if you think the results do not accurately match your characteristics, then we would encourage you to consult a Psychologist for an accurate result.
Want to learn more?
Some ways can help an individual improve attention spans, such as by scheduling activities according to one’s limits and capacity, avoiding multitasking on projects, engaging in deep breathing, yoga, and other forms of mindfulness meditation, ignoring distractions through concentration music using earplugs, focusing on a single thing and taking a break when feeling reluctant or bore and by engaging to activities that can boost your mind such as-creative exercise, cooking, decorating, gardening, etc. If you want to know how to improve your attention span, talk to our professional psychologists.
You can use our Mood Tracker to stay mindful of your mood every day, identify your innermost thoughts & emotions on a daily basis. It will aid you in doing all those things you love, while limiting activities that might dampen your mood.
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High Difficulty in Attention Span
Your present score reveals that you have a high level of difficulty in attention span. It can be evident from your score that in most cases you seem to get very frequently distracted from your present work and seem to get shifted quickly to another topic in most cases while working on a specific task. Besides this, it can be seen from your score that, to many extents, you seem to take much more time to finish a task than what is required and most frequently also seem to try to engage yourself in more than one thing and may find it strongly difficult to focus in any of it. Further, your score shows that in most cases, you seem to feel strong difficulties focusing and listening to what others are saying and many times seem to get interrupted by other things while having a conversation.
Further, it might also be possible that in most cases, you seem to find it strongly difficult to concentrate and follow a detection, audio story, or cinema for a long time. However, it should be noted that your responses may strongly impact some of your social, occupational, academic, and other areas of functioning. if you think the results do not accurately match your characteristics, then we would encourage you to consult a Psychologist for an accurate result.
Want to learn more?
Some ways can help an individual improve attention spans, such as by scheduling activities according to one’s limits and capacity, avoiding multitasking on projects, engaging in deep breathing, yoga, and other forms of mindfulness meditation, ignoring distractions through concentration music using earplugs, focusing on a single thing and taking a break when feeling reluctant or bore and by engaging to activities that can boost your mind such as-creative exercise, cooking, decorating, gardening, etc. If you want to know how to improve your attention span, talk to our professional psychologists.
You can use our Mood Tracker to stay mindful of your mood every day, identify your innermost thoughts & emotions on a daily basis. It will aid you in doing all those things you love, while limiting activities that might dampen your mood.
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Question 1 of 15
1. Question
Do you feel difficulty concentrating on activities?
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Question 2 of 15
2. Question
Do you get distracted by other things during work?
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Question 3 of 15
3. Question
Does your attention get shifted from one topic to another topic?
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Question 4 of 15
4. Question
Do you find it difficult mindfully listen to what others are saying?
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Question 5 of 15
5. Question
Do you engage yourself in daydreaming at work?
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Question 6 of 15
6. Question
During a busy schedule do you get puzzled to focus and sort out your work?
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Question 7 of 15
7. Question
Do you feel bored and reluctant in your daily activities?
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Question 8 of 15
8. Question
Do you get back to any other previous activities in the middle of your present work?
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Question 9 of 15
9. Question
Do you get forgetful?
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Question 10 of 15
10. Question
When you sit with a task, does it take an extended period to complete?
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Question 11 of 15
11. Question
Do you feel guilty thinking that you could have saved more time if completed a work fast?
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Question 12 of 15
12. Question
Do other people need to repeat their words so that you properly attend what they are saying?
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Question 13 of 15
13. Question
Do you look or focus on several things at a time?
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Question 14 of 15
14. Question
Do you find difficulties following instructions/detection/audio story/cinema?
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Question 15 of 15
15. Question
Does your daily life gets badly interrupted by any of your concentration issues?
