Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 597 · 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 keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a progress chart (d) harsh self-blame
2. 2.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) copy answers (c) skip it forever (d) ask a teacher or friend
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
5. 5.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
7. 7.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
9. 9.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a smaller next step (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
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.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) harsh self-blame (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
12. 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
16. 16.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
19. 19.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
20. 20.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) stop studying it (c) find what went wrong (d) tear up the paper
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
23. 23.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) much bigger (c) smaller (d) optional
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) small daily wins
25. 25.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
28. 28.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
29. 29.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) nobody ever (c) a parent or teacher (d) keep it all inside
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
31. 31.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) scrolling for hours (c) comparing with toppers (d) a too-big daily target
33. 33.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) harsh self-blame (c) recalling your reason (d) a study buddy
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
39. 39.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False

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