Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 725 · 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: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) a progress chart (c) harsh self-blame (d) recalling your reason
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
6. 6.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
9. 9.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
11. 11.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
12. 12.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
14. 14.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a progress chart (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
21. 21.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) waiting to feel ready (d) celebrating small steps
22. 22.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) blame the questions (c) tear up the paper (d) find what went wrong
23. 23.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) a progress chart (d) quitting after one miss
24. 24.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) the goal is silly (c) you should quit (d) a chance to learn
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
30. 30.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) much bigger (c) optional (d) smaller
31. 31.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) celebrating small steps (d) harsh self-blame
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a study buddy (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
33. 33.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) comparing with toppers (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
35. 35.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) skip it forever (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) copy answers
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
38. 38.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True

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