Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 960 · 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.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) nobody ever (c) keep it all inside (d) a parent or teacher
2. 2.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) a progress chart (d) waiting to feel ready
4. 4.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
6. 6.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
7. 7.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
9. 9.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
11. 11.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
12. 12.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
15. 15.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful 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) stop studying it (b) find what went wrong (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) a progress chart
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) scrolling for hours (d) a smaller next step
22. 22.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you should quit (c) the goal is silly (d) you are a failure
24. 24.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) a progress chart
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a study buddy (c) scrolling for hours (d) a too-big daily target
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) a smaller next step (d) recalling your reason
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
28. 28.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
30. 30.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a progress chart (c) a study buddy (d) a smaller next step
33. 33.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
38. 38.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason
39. 39.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True

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