Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 573 · 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.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
3. 3.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “I can improve this.”
4. 4.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
6. 6.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) celebrating small steps
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.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
13. 13.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) a chance to learn (c) you are a failure (d) you should quit
14. 14.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) harsh self-blame (c) a smaller next step (d) waiting to feel ready
16. 16.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) optional (c) smaller (d) secret
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
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: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) stop studying it (c) blame the questions (d) tear up the paper
22. 22.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) a smaller next step (d) a too-big daily target
23. 23.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
24. 24.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) celebrating small steps
26. 26.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
33. 33.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) a progress chart (d) quitting after one miss
36. 36.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
37. 37.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
38. 38.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a study buddy (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss

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