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