Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 849 · 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: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) a smaller next step
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
5. 5.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “Why try at all?”
6. 6.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
9. 9.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a smaller next step (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
11. 11.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a too-big daily target (d) recalling your reason
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
14. 14.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) tear up the paper (c) find what went wrong (d) stop studying it
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
17. 17.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) quitting after one miss
22. 22.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
23. 23.🤝 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
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
25. 25.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) a progress chart
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
28. 28.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
30. 30.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) secret (c) optional (d) smaller
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
32. 32.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
39. 39.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going

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