Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 14 · 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.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) smaller (c) optional (d) much bigger
2. 2.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
3. 3.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) stop studying it (c) blame the questions (d) find what went wrong
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) harsh self-blame
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a study buddy (c) a smaller next step (d) recalling your reason
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) harsh self-blame (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
14. 14.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
17. 17.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
21. 21.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
25. 25.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a progress chart
27. 27.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) scrolling for hours (d) celebrating small steps
30. 30.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “Why try at all?”
35. 35.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) a chance to learn (c) you are a failure (d) you should quit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
37. 37.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
39. 39.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going

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