Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 242 · 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 of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
2. 2.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) scrolling for hours (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
4. 4.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you are a failure (c) you should quit (d) the goal is silly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
7. 7.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
10. 10.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) stop studying it (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions
11. 11.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a study buddy (c) waiting to feel ready (d) scrolling for hours
12. 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a study buddy (c) a too-big daily target (d) quitting after one miss
15. 15.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
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.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) nobody ever (c) a parent or teacher (d) only strangers online
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) scrolling for hours
24. 24.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
28. 28.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) skip it forever (c) copy answers (d) ask a teacher or friend
30. 30.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) waiting to feel ready
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) celebrating small steps (d) a too-big daily target
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
34. 34.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
37. 37.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) harsh self-blame (d) a progress chart
40. 40.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True

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