Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 253 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) quitting after one miss (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
2. 2.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) blame the questions (c) stop studying it (d) tear up the paper
3. 3.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
8. 8.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
11. 11.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) harsh self-blame (c) scrolling for hours (d) comparing with toppers
12. 12.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) the goal is silly (c) you are a failure (d) you should quit
13. 13.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
15. 15.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) quitting after one miss (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
16. 16.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) scrolling for hours
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
23. 23.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) comparing with toppers (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a progress chart (c) a study buddy (d) a smaller next step
26. 26.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
27. 27.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
30. 30.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
33. 33.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) quitting after one miss (c) a smaller next step (d) celebrating small steps
37. 37.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) secret (c) much bigger (d) optional
38. 38.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) a too-big daily target (d) a study buddy

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