Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 353 · 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.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) hide it (c) copy answers (d) ask a teacher or friend
2. 2.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) only strangers online (c) a parent or teacher (d) nobody ever
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) comparing with toppers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) celebrating small steps
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
6. 6.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
8. 8.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) small daily wins
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) scrolling for hours
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) a smaller next step (d) a too-big daily target
16. 16.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) scrolling for hours (c) celebrating small steps (d) a progress chart
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) harsh self-blame (b) celebrating small steps (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
19. 19.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) a chance to learn (c) you should quit (d) the goal is silly
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) a study buddy
21. 21.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) a progress chart
26. 26.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) secret (c) much bigger (d) smaller
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
28. 28.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
30. 30.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) comparing with toppers (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
34. 34.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
36. 36.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) find what went wrong (c) stop studying it (d) blame the questions
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) a progress chart
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
39. 39.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False

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