Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 762 · 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.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) comparing with toppers
2. 2.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
4. 4.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) a too-big daily target
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 drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a progress chart (c) a smaller next step (d) scrolling for hours
8. 8.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
10. 10.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) harsh self-blame
12. 12.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) quitting after one miss
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) waiting to feel ready
21. 21.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
22. 22.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) skip it forever (c) copy answers (d) ask a teacher or friend
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) a progress chart
25. 25.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
26. 26.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) much bigger (c) optional (d) secret
27. 27.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) a smaller next step (d) scrolling for hours
33. 33.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) find what went wrong (c) blame the questions (d) stop studying it
37. 37.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) celebrating small steps (d) harsh self-blame
38. 38.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins

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