Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 101 · 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: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) a smaller next step
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
6. 6.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
11. 11.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) small daily wins (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
12. 12.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) celebrating small steps
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
22. 22.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
24. 24.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) waiting to feel ready
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) harsh self-blame (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
28. 28.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
31. 31.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) quitting after one miss (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
33. 33.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) a parent or teacher (c) nobody ever (d) keep it all inside
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
36. 36.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
39. 39.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you are a failure (c) the goal is silly (d) you should quit
40. 40.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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