Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 456 · 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.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) secret (c) optional (d) smaller
2. 2.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) tear up the paper (c) blame the questions (d) find what went wrong
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
4. 4.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
5. 5.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
8. 8.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a study buddy (c) a smaller next step (d) celebrating small steps
12. 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
13. 13.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
15. 15.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) quitting after one miss (c) a smaller next step (d) waiting to feel ready
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) a too-big daily target
22. 22.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
24. 24.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) ask a teacher or friend (b) hide it (c) copy answers (d) skip it forever
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) you should quit (c) a chance to learn (d) the goal is silly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) a study buddy
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
34. 34.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) nobody ever (c) only strangers online (d) keep it all inside
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame

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