Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 68 · 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: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌟 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.”
3. 3.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) you are a failure (c) a chance to learn (d) the goal is silly
4. 4.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) blame the questions (c) stop studying it (d) tear up the paper
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) a too-big daily target (d) recalling your reason
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
7. 7.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
8. 8.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) a too-big daily target (c) scrolling for hours (d) comparing with toppers
9. 9.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
12. 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
14. 14.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a study buddy (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a progress chart
18. 18.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) harsh self-blame
19. 19.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) harsh self-blame (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
22. 22.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) secret (c) smaller (d) much bigger
23. 23.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a progress chart (c) quitting after one miss (d) celebrating small steps
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
26. 26.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) quitting after one miss (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
29. 29.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
31. 31.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) harsh self-blame
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) a too-big daily target
35. 35.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) hide it (c) copy answers (d) ask a teacher or friend
36. 36.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) nobody ever (b) a parent or teacher (c) keep it all inside (d) only strangers online
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
40. 40.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) celebrating small steps

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