Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 475 · 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.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) keep it all inside (c) nobody ever (d) a parent or teacher
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) quitting after one miss (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
6. 6.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) the goal is silly (c) you should quit (d) a chance to learn
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.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
12. 12.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) quitting after one miss (d) a smaller next step
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
14. 14.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
17. 17.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
18. 18.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
22. 22.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a study buddy (c) scrolling for hours (d) a too-big daily target
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
30. 30.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) quitting after one miss (c) a progress chart (d) waiting to feel ready
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
38. 38.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) ask a teacher or friend (b) skip it forever (c) copy answers (d) hide it
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True

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