Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

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

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