Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 673 · 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.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a study buddy (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
6. 6.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) harsh self-blame (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
7. 7.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
9. 9.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) a progress chart
10. 10.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) small daily wins (c) waiting to feel ready (d) harsh self-blame
12. 12.💬 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
13. 13.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
15. 15.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
16. 16.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) harsh self-blame
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) harsh self-blame
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) stop studying it (c) find what went wrong (d) blame the questions
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) small daily wins
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
25. 25.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “Others are smarter.”
26. 26.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) smaller (c) much bigger (d) optional
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
29. 29.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a progress chart (c) quitting after one miss (d) a smaller next step
31. 31.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
32. 32.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
34. 34.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
36. 36.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a study buddy (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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