Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 814 · 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.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) blame the questions (c) stop studying it (d) tear up the paper
2. 2.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
6. 6.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) a study buddy
8. 8.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a study buddy (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
10. 10.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) quitting after one miss (d) a progress chart
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) celebrating small steps (d) harsh self-blame
12. 12.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
17. 17.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) skip it forever (c) hide it (d) ask a teacher or friend
19. 19.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
26. 26.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
29. 29.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
37. 37.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you are a failure (c) the goal is silly (d) you should quit
38. 38.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) celebrating small steps
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive

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