Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 160 · 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.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) blame the questions (c) find what went wrong (d) tear up the paper
2. 2.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) much bigger (c) smaller (d) secret
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) harsh self-blame
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) recalling your reason
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.🌟 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.”
17. 17.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
25. 25.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
27. 27.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) a too-big daily target
28. 28.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) small daily wins (c) waiting to feel ready (d) scrolling for hours
29. 29.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
34. 34.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
37. 37.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) harsh self-blame (d) recalling your reason
39. 39.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True

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