Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 397 · 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) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) a progress chart
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) celebrating small steps
5. 5.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) blame the questions (c) find what went wrong (d) tear up the paper
6. 6.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
10. 10.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) a study buddy
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) quitting after one miss (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
16. 16.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
17. 17.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
19. 19.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you should quit (c) you are a failure (d) a chance to learn
20. 20.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) nobody ever (c) keep it all inside (d) a parent or teacher
21. 21.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) a smaller next step
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) harsh self-blame (c) celebrating small steps (d) recalling your reason
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
25. 25.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
26. 26.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
30. 30.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) smaller (c) much bigger (d) secret
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) a smaller next step
36. 36.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought

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