Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 97 · 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 drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a study buddy (c) quitting after one miss (d) a progress chart
2. 2.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) recalling your reason
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) a too-big daily target (d) comparing with toppers
4. 4.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) a parent or teacher (c) only strangers online (d) nobody ever
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
6. 6.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) much bigger (c) smaller (d) secret
7. 7.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
9. 9.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
11. 11.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
13. 13.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a smaller next step (c) scrolling for hours (d) celebrating small steps
14. 14.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) stop studying it (c) find what went wrong (d) tear up the paper
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
18. 18.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a progress chart (d) harsh self-blame
22. 22.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) quitting after one miss (c) a smaller next step (d) harsh self-blame
23. 23.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) harsh self-blame
31. 31.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) recalling your reason (d) harsh self-blame
36. 36.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
38. 38.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going

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