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