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