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