Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 805 · 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 can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) scrolling for hours (d) a too-big daily target
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) recalling your reason (c) celebrating small steps (d) a progress chart
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) comparing with toppers (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
9. 9.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) optional (c) secret (d) smaller
10. 10.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌟 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.”
12. 12.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
15. 15.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) a progress chart
22. 22.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
25. 25.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) you are a failure (c) the goal is silly (d) a chance to learn
28. 28.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) ask a teacher or friend (b) hide it (c) copy answers (d) skip it forever
29. 29.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
32. 32.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
35. 35.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) scrolling for hours (c) quitting after one miss (d) harsh self-blame
40. 40.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) a smaller next step (d) comparing with toppers

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