Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 166 · 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? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) a too-big daily target
6. 6.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
11. 11.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
13. 13.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) secret (c) optional (d) smaller
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
17. 17.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) tear up the paper (c) find what went wrong (d) stop studying it
19. 19.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
21. 21.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
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) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) scrolling for hours
24. 24.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) quitting after one miss (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) harsh self-blame (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
26. 26.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) a too-big daily target
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
33. 33.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) waiting to feel ready (c) celebrating small steps (d) recalling your reason
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) harsh self-blame (c) comparing with toppers (d) a progress chart
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) scrolling for hours (d) a study buddy
38. 38.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) celebrating small steps (d) harsh self-blame
39. 39.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “I can improve this.”
40. 40.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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