Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 285 · 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) a progress chart (b) scrolling for hours (c) a smaller next step (d) recalling your reason
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) a progress chart
3. 3.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) the goal is silly (c) a chance to learn (d) you are a failure
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) a too-big daily target
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a study buddy (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
7. 7.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
12. 12.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
13. 13.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
15. 15.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) scrolling for hours (d) a smaller next step
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) quitting after one miss (d) a too-big daily target
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
19. 19.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
21. 21.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
23. 23.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) scrolling for hours
24. 24.🤝 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
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
26. 26.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
28. 28.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) celebrating small steps (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
31. 31.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
36. 36.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
38. 38.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive

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