Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 137 · 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.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) comparing with toppers (c) a study buddy (d) celebrating small steps
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) a study buddy
6. 6.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) a parent or teacher (c) only strangers online (d) nobody ever
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a smaller next step (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
8. 8.🌟 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.”
9. 9.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) much bigger (d) smaller
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
11. 11.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a too-big daily target (c) a study buddy (d) a smaller next step
12. 12.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) ask a teacher or friend (b) skip it forever (c) copy answers (d) hide it
16. 16.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
19. 19.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) find what went wrong (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) a progress chart
25. 25.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
27. 27.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
29. 29.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) quitting after one miss (c) scrolling for hours (d) harsh self-blame
31. 31.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) harsh self-blame (c) scrolling for hours (d) small daily wins
34. 34.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
39. 39.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you are a failure (c) a chance to learn (d) you should quit
40. 40.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False

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