Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 408 · 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) scrolling for hours (b) harsh self-blame (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) hide it (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) skip it forever
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
8. 8.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) you are a failure (c) a chance to learn (d) the goal is silly
9. 9.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
14. 14.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) smaller (c) optional (d) secret
15. 15.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) comparing with toppers
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
19. 19.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) scrolling for hours
22. 22.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) stop studying it (c) blame the questions (d) tear up the paper
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
24. 24.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
28. 28.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) keep it all inside (c) a parent or teacher (d) nobody ever
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
31. 31.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
32. 32.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
35. 35.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
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: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) harsh self-blame (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
40. 40.🌟 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.”

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