Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 788 · 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: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
3. 3.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) copy answers (c) skip it forever (d) ask a teacher or friend
4. 4.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) scrolling for hours
7. 7.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) blame the questions (c) find what went wrong (d) stop studying it
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
10. 10.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) comparing with toppers (c) celebrating small steps (d) a smaller next step
12. 12.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
14. 14.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) nobody ever (c) only strangers online (d) keep it all inside
16. 16.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) quitting after one miss (c) scrolling for hours (d) celebrating small steps
22. 22.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “I am hopeless.”
23. 23.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
24. 24.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) a progress chart (d) a too-big daily target
29. 29.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) harsh self-blame
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
35. 35.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
38. 38.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy

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