Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 898 · 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: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
3. 3.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) quitting after one miss
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) a progress chart
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) celebrating small steps
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
9. 9.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) nobody ever (b) keep it all inside (c) only strangers online (d) a parent or teacher
11. 11.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) scrolling for hours (c) small daily wins (d) quitting after one miss
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) scrolling for hours
15. 15.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) find what went wrong (c) stop studying it (d) blame the questions
19. 19.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) smaller (c) much bigger (d) optional
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) small daily wins
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) skip it forever (d) hide it
28. 28.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
33. 33.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target

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