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 hurts learning? (a) short breaks to stretch (b) a glass of water (c) scrolling in bed (d) a short walk outdoors
- 2.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) a dim room (b) on the bed (c) phone face-up nearby (d) a clear desk
- 3.🪑 The best study spot is… (a) in front of the TV (b) quiet, tidy and bright (c) a dark corner (d) on your bed
- 4.Which of these helps learning? (a) gaming till midnight (b) a TV on while studying (c) scrolling in bed (d) a full night’s sleep
- 5.📵 Nisha wants to switch off all screens 60 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:00 PM (b) 11:00 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 10:00 PM
- 6.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) a dim room (c) a quiet corner (d) a cluttered table
- 7.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: studying all night? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 8.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) TV in view (b) the same spot daily (c) a clear desk (d) books within reach
- 9.True or false: “scrolling in bed” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these helps learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) studying all night (c) short breaks to stretch (d) gaming till midnight
- 11.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a regular bedtime (b) gaming till midnight (c) screens off before bed (d) a full night’s sleep
- 12.True or false: “scrolling in bed” helps learning. (a) False (b) True
- 13.⏸️ Short breaks during study… (a) waste all your time (b) are not allowed (c) help you refocus (d) make you forget
- 14.😴 Ishaan goes to bed at 10:30 PM and wakes up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 15.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a dim room? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 16.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: screens off before bed? (a) hurts learning (b) helps learning
- 17.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) the same spot daily (c) good light (d) a noisy hallway
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) a cluttered table (c) TV in view (d) a firm chair
- 19.Which of these helps learning? (a) scrolling in bed (b) studying all night (c) a TV on while studying (d) a glass of water
- 20.📵 A phone-free study hour means… (a) phone out of sight (b) phone in your hand (c) phone on loud (d) phone face-up nearby
- 21.True or false: “short breaks to stretch” hurts learning. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: “gaming till midnight” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🪑 Good or poor study spot: a noisy hallway? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 24.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) the same spot daily (c) a quiet corner (d) a firm chair
- 25.📵 Vihaan wants to switch off all screens 15 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 9:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 8:45 PM (b) 8:30 PM (c) 9:00 PM (d) 9:15 PM
- 26.True or false: “a short walk outdoors” hurts learning. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a poor study spot (b) a good study spot
- 28.📵 Diya wants to switch off all screens 30 minutes before bed. Bedtime is 10:00 PM. When should the screens go off? (a) 9:30 PM (b) 9:00 PM (c) 10:30 PM (d) 10:00 PM
- 29.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a TV on while studying (b) screens off before bed (c) a full night’s sleep (d) short breaks to stretch
- 30.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) a clear desk (b) books within reach (c) a firm chair (d) a dim room
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear desk (b) a firm chair (c) a dim room (d) a quiet corner
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dim room (b) on the bed (c) the same spot daily (d) TV in view
- 33.Which of these makes a good study spot? (a) phone face-up nearby (b) books within reach (c) a noisy hallway (d) TV in view
- 34.😴 Does this help or hurt learning: gaming till midnight? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
- 35.True or false: “screens off before bed” helps learning. (a) True (b) False
- 36.😴 Diya goes to bed at 9:00 PM and wakes up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 37.🔁 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
- 38.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a glass of water (b) a short walk outdoors (c) a regular bedtime (d) studying all night
- 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: a regular bedtime? (a) helps learning (b) hurts learning
Answer key
- scrolling in bed
- a clear desk
- quiet, tidy and bright
- a full night’s sleep
- 9:00 PM
- a quiet corner
- hurts learning
- TV in view
- True
- short breaks to stretch
- gaming till midnight
- False
- help you refocus
- 8
- a poor study spot
- helps learning
- a noisy hallway
- a firm chair
- a glass of water
- phone out of sight
- False
- False
- a poor study spot
- phone face-up nearby
- 8:45 PM
- False
- a poor study spot
- 9:30 PM
- a TV on while studying
- a dim room
- a dim room
- the same spot daily
- books within reach
- hurts learning
- True
- 8
- it cues you to focus
- studying all night
- a good study spot
- helps learning
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