Study Skills Worksheet: How to Concentrate
Study tip (Set the stage): Good spot: a clear desk, good light, a quiet corner, the same spot daily, books within reach. Poor: on the bed, TV in view, a dim room, phone face-up nearby. Helps learning: a regular bedtime, screens off before bed, short breaks to stretch, a full night’s sleep. Hurts: studying all night, scrolling in bed, no break for hours. Hours of sleep: from bedtime to midnight (12 − bedtime hour) + hours after midnight.
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- 1.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) a full night’s sleep (c) scrolling in bed (d) a regular bedtime
- 2.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) on the bed (b) TV in view (c) a cluttered table (d) a firm chair
- 3.📵 Rohan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:45 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:15 PM (b) 10:00 PM (c) 9:30 PM (d) 9:45 PM
- 4.🪑 Good or poor study spot: on the bed? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 5.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a quiet corner? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 6.📵 Tara wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 9:45 PM (c) 10:15 PM (d) 10:00 PM
- 7.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: scrolling in bed? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) a noisy hallway (c) good light (d) on the bed
- 9.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) are not allowed (b) help you refocus (c) waste all your time (d) make you forget
- 10.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) good light (b) TV in view (c) on the bed (d) a cluttered table
- 11.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a new bedtime every day? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) the same spot daily (c) phone face-up nearby (d) good light
- 13.🔁 Why study in the same spot each day? (a) to hide from family (b) it saves electricity (c) it cues you to focus (d) it is a rule
- 14.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) a dark corner (b) quiet, tidy and bright (c) on your bed (d) in front of the TV
- 15.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 17.True or false: “studying all night” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone on loud (b) phone face-up nearby (c) phone out of sight (d) phone in your hand
- 19.True or false: “a regular bedtime” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “scrolling in bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) a cluttered table
- 22.😴 Arjun goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 23.Which of these helps learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) studying all night (c) a TV on while studying (d) no break for hours
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a firm chair (c) good light (d) a quiet corner
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) books within reach (c) good light (d) the same spot daily
- 26.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 27.🪑 Good or poor study spot: the same spot daily? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 28.True or false: “screens off before bed” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) a firm chair (c) on the bed (d) a cluttered table
- 30.😴 Ishaan goes to bed at 8:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a firm chair (b) good light (c) a clear desk (d) on the bed
- 32.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a clear desk (d) a firm chair
- 33.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) a noisy hallway (c) good light (d) a firm chair
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) phone face-up nearby (c) a noisy hallway (d) a clear desk
- 35.True or false: “gaming till midnight” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) the same spot daily (b) good light (c) a quiet corner (d) TV in view
- 37.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) a cluttered table (c) on the bed (d) books within reach
- 39.True or false: “a glass of water” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these helps learning? (a) a glass of water (b) studying all night (c) a new bedtime every day (d) gaming till midnight
Answer key
- scrolling in bed
- a firm chair
- 9:30 PM
- a poor study spot
- a good study spot
- 9:45 PM
- hurts learning
- good light
- help you refocus
- good light
- hurts learning
- phone face-up nearby
- it cues you to focus
- quiet, tidy and bright
- a good study spot
- hurts learning
- True
- phone out of sight
- False
- False
- a cluttered table
- 9
- short breaks to stretch
- TV in view
- a cluttered table
- a good study spot
- a good study spot
- False
- a firm chair
- 9
- on the bed
- phone face-up nearby
- a noisy hallway
- a clear desk
- True
- TV in view
- a poor study spot
- books within reach
- False
- a glass of water
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