Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 872 · 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.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) a study buddy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
5. 5.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
8. 8.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) a smaller next step (d) harsh self-blame
9. 9.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) a smaller next step
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
13. 13.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) you are a failure (c) a chance to learn (d) the goal is silly
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 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?”
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
19. 19.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) much bigger (d) smaller
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a progress chart (d) harsh self-blame
24. 24.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
27. 27.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) celebrating small steps
32. 32.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) hide it (c) skip it forever (d) ask a teacher or friend
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) harsh self-blame (c) comparing with toppers (d) a too-big daily target
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) a progress chart
36. 36.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) a progress chart (d) quitting after one miss
38. 38.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) quitting after one miss
40. 40.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) nobody ever (b) only strangers online (c) keep it all inside (d) a parent or teacher

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