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.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases notes (b) it does not matter (c) it wastes study time (d) it helps store learning
- 2.Which of these hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a short walk outdoors (c) no break for hours (d) a full night’s sleep
- 3.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 4.🪑 Good or poor study spot: good light? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 5.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:30 PM (b) 9:15 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 8:45 PM
- 6.🔁 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
- 7.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a firm chair? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 8.📵 Rohan wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:00 PM (b) 11:00 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 8:00 PM
- 9.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a TV on while studying? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 10.📵 Kabir wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:15 PM (b) 7:45 PM (c) 8:00 PM (d) 8:30 PM
- 11.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: no break for hours? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 12.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a quiet corner (c) a cluttered table (d) a clear desk
- 13.📵 Kabir wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:00 PM (b) 9:00 PM (c) 7:00 PM (d) 8:00 PM
- 14.😴 Aarav goes to bed at 8:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 15.True or false: “a TV on while studying” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: a short walk outdoors? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV in view (b) phone face-up nearby (c) on the bed (d) a quiet corner
- 18.Which of these helps learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) a glass of water (c) studying all night (d) a new bedtime every day
- 19.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the same spot daily (b) on the bed (c) good light (d) a quiet corner
- 21.📵 Saanvi wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 9:45 PM (c) 8:15 PM (d) 9:15 PM
- 22.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) good light (c) TV in view (d) a noisy hallway
- 23.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) make you forget (b) are not allowed (c) waste all your time (d) help you refocus
- 24.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) phone face-up nearby (c) the same spot daily (d) good light
- 25.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a quiet corner (b) on the bed (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a noisy hallway
- 26.True or false: “a new bedtime every day” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a clear desk? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
- 28.🪑 Good or poor study spot: books within reach? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 29.😴 Diya goes to bed at 9:30 PM and wakes up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 30.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) a dark corner (b) quiet, tidy and bright (c) in front of the TV (d) on your bed
- 31.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:15 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 10:15 PM (b) 10:45 PM (c) 9:15 PM (d) 9:45 PM
- 32.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a cluttered table (b) a clear desk (c) on the bed (d) phone face-up nearby
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a noisy hallway (b) on the bed (c) the same spot daily (d) a dim room
- 34.True or false: “no break for hours” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 35.😴 Diya goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 36.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 37.😴 Kabir goes to bed at 10:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 38.📵 Kabir wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 8:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 6:00 PM (b) 7:00 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 8:00 PM
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cluttered table (b) books within reach (c) a clear desk (d) the same spot daily
- 40.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) good light (b) a firm chair (c) a quiet corner (d) TV in view
Answer key
- it helps store learning
- no break for hours
- a poor study spot
- a good study spot
- 8:45 PM
- it cues you to focus
- a good study spot
- 9:00 PM
- hurts learning
- 8:00 PM
- hurts learning
- a cluttered table
- 8:00 PM
- 10
- True
- helps learning
- a quiet corner
- a glass of water
- True
- on the bed
- 8:45 PM
- good light
- help you refocus
- phone face-up nearby
- a quiet corner
- True
- a good study spot
- a good study spot
- 10
- quiet, tidy and bright
- 9:45 PM
- a clear desk
- the same spot daily
- True
- 10
- a poor study spot
- 7
- 7:00 PM
- a cluttered table
- TV in view
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