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