Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 939 · 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: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
3. 3.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) the goal is silly (c) you are a failure (d) a chance to learn
4. 4.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
8. 8.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
10. 10.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) quitting after one miss (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
12. 12.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) tear up the paper (c) stop studying it (d) find what went wrong
18. 18.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) a progress chart
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
22. 22.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “I can improve this.”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
26. 26.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a progress chart (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
27. 27.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) a study buddy
30. 30.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) celebrating small steps (c) quitting after one miss (d) comparing with toppers
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
34. 34.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
38. 38.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) harsh self-blame
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) a progress chart

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