Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 682 · 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? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) recalling your reason
3. 3.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) comparing with toppers (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
7. 7.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) waiting to feel ready
8. 8.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a too-big daily target (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready
9. 9.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
11. 11.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) nobody ever (b) only strangers online (c) keep it all inside (d) a parent or teacher
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) quitting after one miss (c) a smaller next step (d) waiting to feel ready
14. 14.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) a smaller next step (d) harsh self-blame
15. 15.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) small daily wins (d) quitting after one miss
23. 23.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) stop studying it (c) find what went wrong (d) tear up the paper
24. 24.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you are a failure (c) a chance to learn (d) you should quit
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a progress chart
30. 30.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) a too-big daily target (d) recalling your reason
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) waiting to feel ready
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) quitting after one miss (c) a too-big daily target (d) recalling your reason
36. 36.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) secret (c) optional (d) much bigger
37. 37.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a progress chart (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
39. 39.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive

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