Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 567 · 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.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) a too-big daily target
2. 2.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
3. 3.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
5. 5.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) a study buddy (d) quitting after one miss
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
8. 8.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) stop studying it (c) blame the questions (d) find what went wrong
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) harsh self-blame (c) a progress chart (d) celebrating small steps
12. 12.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
15. 15.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) secret (c) optional (d) smaller
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
17. 17.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) only strangers online (c) nobody ever (d) a parent or teacher
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) quitting after one miss (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
19. 19.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
24. 24.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) waiting to feel ready
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) a study buddy
28. 28.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) the goal is silly (c) you should quit (d) you are a failure
29. 29.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) a study buddy (d) scrolling for hours
31. 31.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) a smaller next step (d) waiting to feel ready
33. 33.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) a smaller next step (d) celebrating small steps
37. 37.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought

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