Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 895 · 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) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) comparing with toppers (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
3. 3.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
6. 6.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
8. 8.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🤝 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
10. 10.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) quitting after one miss
12. 12.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) comparing with toppers (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
15. 15.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) a too-big daily target (d) a study buddy
16. 16.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
20. 20.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) blame the questions (c) stop studying it (d) find what went wrong
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
23. 23.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) scrolling for hours
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) a too-big daily target
27. 27.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
32. 32.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) comparing with toppers
34. 34.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) a parent or teacher (c) nobody ever (d) only strangers online
36. 36.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) harsh self-blame

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