Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 806 · 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.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) secret (c) optional (d) much bigger
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) a smaller next step
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
5. 5.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) keep it all inside (c) only strangers online (d) nobody ever
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) a study buddy
10. 10.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) a study buddy
11. 11.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I can improve this.”
12. 12.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
14. 14.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) a progress chart (d) comparing with toppers
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
19. 19.🤝 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
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) celebrating small steps
23. 23.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) the goal is silly (c) you are a failure (d) you should quit
26. 26.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
31. 31.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a smaller next step (c) scrolling for hours (d) waiting to feel ready
36. 36.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
38. 38.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) harsh self-blame (c) recalling your reason (d) comparing with toppers
39. 39.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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