Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 170 · 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 give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) a progress chart (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) a study buddy
5. 5.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
7. 7.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) a chance to learn (c) you are a failure (d) the goal is silly
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
9. 9.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
12. 12.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a smaller next step (c) scrolling for hours (d) comparing with toppers
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
18. 18.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) much bigger (d) smaller
19. 19.🌟 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.”
20. 20.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) quitting after one miss (c) a progress chart (d) harsh self-blame
22. 22.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) stop studying it (c) find what went wrong (d) tear up the paper
24. 24.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) harsh self-blame
29. 29.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
30. 30.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) recalling your reason
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) scrolling for hours
34. 34.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) scrolling for hours (c) celebrating small steps (d) recalling your reason
37. 37.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) keep it all inside (c) nobody ever (d) a parent or teacher
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought

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