Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 668 · 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.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
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 am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
7. 7.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
8. 8.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) celebrating small steps
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) a progress chart
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) quitting after one miss (c) harsh self-blame (d) a smaller next step
13. 13.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
16. 16.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) a study buddy
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
23. 23.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
25. 25.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you are a failure (c) you should quit (d) a chance to learn
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) recalling your reason
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
28. 28.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) a progress chart
30. 30.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
31. 31.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
34. 34.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) skip it forever (c) hide it (d) ask a teacher or friend
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
38. 38.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) much bigger (c) optional (d) smaller

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