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