Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 102 · 40 questions

Study tip (Learn, shrink, restart): Helpful thoughts: “I can learn from this.”, “What will I do differently next time?”, “One low mark does not define me.” Unhelpful thoughts: “I am just bad at this.”, “Why bother?”, “Everyone is better than me.” Keep going: recall your reason, celebrate small steps, a study buddy, a progress chart, a smaller next step. If you feel low for a long time, talk to a parent or teacher.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) a too-big daily target
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) a smaller next step
6. 6.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
8. 8.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
9. 9.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
14. 14.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) harsh self-blame (c) comparing with toppers (d) celebrating small steps
15. 15.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready
22. 22.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) smaller (d) much bigger
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
28. 28.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
30. 30.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you should quit (c) you are a failure (d) a chance to learn
31. 31.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) skip it forever (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) copy answers
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
34. 34.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
36. 36.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “I can improve this.”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a study buddy (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
39. 39.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False

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