Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 243 · 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) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) a study buddy
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) harsh self-blame (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
5. 5.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) the goal is silly (c) you are a failure (d) you should quit
7. 7.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) a progress chart
9. 9.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
12. 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) a too-big daily target
14. 14.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) a too-big daily target (c) a smaller next step (d) a progress chart
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
17. 17.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
19. 19.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
21. 21.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a too-big daily target (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
24. 24.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) smaller (c) optional (d) much bigger
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) blame the questions (c) find what went wrong (d) stop studying it
28. 28.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “I can improve this.”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) a too-big daily target
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) a parent or teacher (c) keep it all inside (d) nobody ever
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.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) quitting after one miss
36. 36.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
39. 39.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) hide it (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) skip it forever

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