Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 925 · 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.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
3. 3.💬 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
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) celebrating small steps
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) a too-big daily target
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) small daily wins (d) celebrating small steps
12. 12.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) the goal is silly (c) a chance to learn (d) you are a failure
14. 14.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) scrolling for hours (c) a too-big daily target (d) comparing with toppers
18. 18.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
21. 21.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
24. 24.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a smaller next step (c) scrolling for hours (d) waiting to feel ready
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
28. 28.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
31. 31.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
32. 32.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
34. 34.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) a progress chart (d) a smaller next step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
38. 38.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) skip it forever (c) hide it (d) ask a teacher or friend
39. 39.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy

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