Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 590 · 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) celebrating small steps (b) quitting after one miss (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
2. 2.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a too-big daily target (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) quitting after one miss
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
11. 11.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) tear up the paper (c) blame the questions (d) find what went wrong
12. 12.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) a study buddy
15. 15.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Why try at all?”
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) a too-big daily target (d) a progress chart
23. 23.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) copy answers (d) hide it
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
28. 28.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) comparing with toppers
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
35. 35.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) a too-big daily target
39. 39.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) comparing with toppers (c) a study buddy (d) quitting after one miss

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