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