Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 415 · 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 keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
2. 2.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) find what went wrong (c) tear up the paper (d) stop studying it
3. 3.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you are a failure (c) you should quit (d) a chance to learn
4. 4.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “I can improve this.”
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) a study buddy
8. 8.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
10. 10.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
12. 12.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) a too-big daily target (d) a progress chart
14. 14.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
15. 15.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
19. 19.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) copy answers (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) hide it
20. 20.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
26. 26.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
31. 31.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) harsh self-blame
33. 33.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) comparing with toppers (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
34. 34.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) a parent or teacher (c) nobody ever (d) keep it all inside
36. 36.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (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: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) a progress chart

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