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