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