Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 180 · 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.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) a parent or teacher (c) only strangers online (d) nobody ever
2. 2.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
4. 4.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) waiting to feel ready (c) celebrating small steps (d) a smaller next step
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) waiting to feel ready (d) recalling your reason
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) recalling your reason (d) quitting after one miss
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) scrolling for hours (c) harsh self-blame (d) waiting to feel ready
13. 13.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) a progress chart
22. 22.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
28. 28.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
32. 32.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) harsh self-blame (d) recalling your reason
33. 33.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
36. 36.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) secret (c) optional (d) smaller
37. 37.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss

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