Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 498 · 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: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) quitting after one miss
5. 5.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) stop studying it (c) find what went wrong (d) blame the questions
6. 6.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
9. 9.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) nobody ever (b) only strangers online (c) keep it all inside (d) a parent or teacher
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a progress chart (c) waiting to feel ready (d) scrolling for hours
11. 11.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) small daily wins
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
14. 14.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I can improve this.”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) a study buddy
16. 16.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) the goal is silly (c) you should quit (d) you are a failure
18. 18.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) quitting after one miss (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) celebrating small steps (d) quitting after one miss
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
27. 27.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
29. 29.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) much bigger (c) secret (d) optional
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
32. 32.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) scrolling for hours
35. 35.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
37. 37.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) harsh self-blame
39. 39.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a progress chart (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
40. 40.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

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