Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 296 · 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.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) quitting after one miss
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
6. 6.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) much bigger (c) smaller (d) secret
7. 7.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) a study buddy
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.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
11. 11.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
19. 19.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) a too-big daily target (d) recalling your reason
25. 25.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) harsh self-blame
27. 27.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) find what went wrong (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
30. 30.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason
32. 32.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) the goal is silly (c) a chance to learn (d) you are a failure
34. 34.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) comparing with toppers (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
35. 35.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
37. 37.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
40. 40.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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