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