Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 616 · 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) harsh self-blame (d) celebrating small steps
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) a study buddy
5. 5.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
7. 7.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “I can improve this.”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a progress chart (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
11. 11.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) smaller (c) secret (d) optional
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) harsh self-blame (c) scrolling for hours (d) waiting to feel ready
14. 14.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
18. 18.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) celebrating small steps (d) a too-big daily target
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
20. 20.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
21. 21.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
25. 25.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
26. 26.💬 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
27. 27.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a smaller next step (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
30. 30.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
31. 31.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
34. 34.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
38. 38.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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