Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 496 · 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.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
5. 5.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) skip it forever (d) copy answers
8. 8.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
11. 11.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you should quit (c) you are a failure (d) the goal is silly
12. 12.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) a study buddy
18. 18.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
22. 22.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
24. 24.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) a progress chart (d) comparing with toppers
26. 26.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
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.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) quitting after one miss (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
31. 31.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) recalling your reason
33. 33.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) stop studying it (c) find what went wrong (d) tear up the paper
34. 34.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
37. 37.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
38. 38.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False

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