Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 875 · 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) secret (b) smaller (c) optional (d) much bigger
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) harsh self-blame (c) celebrating small steps (d) a progress chart
3. 3.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
5. 5.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) find what went wrong (c) stop studying it (d) tear up the paper
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) waiting to feel ready
9. 9.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) nobody ever (c) keep it all inside (d) only strangers online
10. 10.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) a too-big daily target
11. 11.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) a smaller next step
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
13. 13.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
16. 16.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
17. 17.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) a too-big daily target
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) quitting after one miss (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready
19. 19.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
20. 20.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
25. 25.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
28. 28.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
31. 31.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) recalling your reason
33. 33.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) quitting after one miss (d) comparing with toppers
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
37. 37.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) comparing with toppers (b) recalling your reason (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
38. 38.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
40. 40.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True

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