Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 184 · 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.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “Why try at all?”
2. 2.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) a progress chart (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a study buddy (c) a progress chart (d) a smaller next step
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
9. 9.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
11. 11.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) only strangers online (c) nobody ever (d) keep it all inside
12. 12.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
15. 15.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) a progress chart
16. 16.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) secret (c) smaller (d) optional
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) find what went wrong (c) stop studying it (d) tear up the paper
21. 21.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) harsh self-blame
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
26. 26.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
27. 27.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) harsh self-blame
28. 28.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) waiting to feel ready
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
30. 30.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
33. 33.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
40. 40.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) harsh self-blame (d) recalling your reason

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