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