Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 114 · 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.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
4. 4.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) comparing with toppers
5. 5.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) the goal is silly (c) you are a failure (d) you should quit
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) comparing with toppers (c) recalling your reason (d) harsh self-blame
13. 13.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a progress chart (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
16. 16.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) a parent or teacher (c) nobody ever (d) only strangers online
20. 20.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
23. 23.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “I am hopeless.”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a progress chart (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready
25. 25.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
28. 28.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) small daily wins (d) a too-big daily target
30. 30.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
34. 34.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) celebrating small steps (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
36. 36.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) a progress chart (d) harsh self-blame
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) a progress chart
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) harsh self-blame
39. 39.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) harsh self-blame (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
40. 40.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step

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