Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 406 · 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 study buddy (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
3. 3.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) you are a failure (c) the goal is silly (d) a chance to learn
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) harsh self-blame
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
11. 11.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
14. 14.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) a smaller next step (d) a study buddy
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) scrolling for hours
19. 19.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
24. 24.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) keep it all inside (c) only strangers online (d) nobody ever
25. 25.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
26. 26.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
29. 29.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) a smaller next step
32. 32.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) smaller (c) secret (d) much bigger
36. 36.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) stop studying it (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions

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