Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 928 · 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 keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
3. 3.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
6. 6.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) celebrating small steps
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
8. 8.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
11. 11.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
15. 15.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
17. 17.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) a progress chart
21. 21.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
23. 23.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “Why try at all?”
24. 24.💬 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
25. 25.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) harsh self-blame (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready
28. 28.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) celebrating small steps (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) you should quit (c) the goal is silly (d) a chance to learn
32. 32.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) secret (c) optional (d) much bigger
34. 34.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) celebrating small steps (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
35. 35.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) tear up the paper (c) blame the questions (d) find what went wrong
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) a smaller next step
38. 38.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought

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