Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 522 · 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.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) quitting after one miss (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
6. 6.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) scrolling for hours
9. 9.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) a progress chart
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a too-big daily target (c) celebrating small steps (d) a progress chart
13. 13.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) tear up the paper (c) blame the questions (d) stop studying it
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a progress chart (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
20. 20.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) a progress chart
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
25. 25.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) smaller (c) secret (d) optional
26. 26.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
27. 27.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) harsh self-blame (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
30. 30.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
33. 33.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) only strangers online (c) nobody ever (d) keep it all inside
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
38. 38.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
39. 39.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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