Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 612 · 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 too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a progress chart (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
5. 5.🌟 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.”
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
12. 12.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) a parent or teacher (c) only strangers online (d) nobody ever
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
19. 19.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) small daily wins
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) a progress chart
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a study buddy (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
27. 27.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
30. 30.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
32. 32.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) optional (c) smaller (d) secret
34. 34.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
36. 36.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
39. 39.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss

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