Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 171 · 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: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
4. 4.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
5. 5.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) quitting after one miss (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
8. 8.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
10. 10.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) recalling your reason
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
12. 12.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) scrolling for hours (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
14. 14.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) tear up the paper (c) blame the questions (d) find what went wrong
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) quitting after one miss (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
25. 25.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
28. 28.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) keep it all inside (c) a parent or teacher (d) nobody ever
29. 29.🌟 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.”
30. 30.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
34. 34.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) a smaller next step
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) harsh self-blame (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought

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