Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 176 · 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 feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) hide it (d) copy answers
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) scrolling for hours
4. 4.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you should quit (c) a chance to learn (d) you are a failure
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
9. 9.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) scrolling for hours
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
14. 14.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
16. 16.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) tear up the paper (c) find what went wrong (d) blame the questions
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) harsh self-blame (d) a study buddy
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
24. 24.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) scrolling for hours
27. 27.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) quitting after one miss
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
29. 29.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) a too-big daily target (d) celebrating small steps
34. 34.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
35. 35.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
37. 37.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought

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