Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 135 · 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: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) quitting after one miss (d) a too-big daily target
4. 4.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
8. 8.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) a progress chart (d) scrolling for hours
9. 9.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) you are a failure (c) a chance to learn (d) the goal is silly
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
11. 11.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a too-big daily target (c) recalling your reason (d) a study buddy
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
14. 14.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
16. 16.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
17. 17.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) scrolling for hours (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
18. 18.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) celebrating small steps (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
20. 20.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) blame the questions (c) stop studying it (d) tear up the paper
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: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a study buddy (c) a smaller next step (d) harsh self-blame
24. 24.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) optional (c) secret (d) smaller
25. 25.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
26. 26.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) copy answers (d) skip it forever
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) quitting after one miss
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) a smaller next step (d) a progress chart
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
31. 31.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready

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