Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 185 · 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 give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
3. 3.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) comparing with toppers
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
6. 6.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) the goal is silly (c) you are a failure (d) you should quit
7. 7.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) secret (c) optional (d) smaller
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
14. 14.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) harsh self-blame (d) scrolling for hours
18. 18.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) comparing with toppers
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
21. 21.🌟 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.”
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
25. 25.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) a too-big daily target
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
28. 28.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) a study buddy (d) scrolling for hours
29. 29.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) celebrating small steps (c) scrolling for hours (d) harsh self-blame
32. 32.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
34. 34.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) a study buddy
36. 36.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
38. 38.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a progress chart (c) small daily wins (d) celebrating small steps
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready

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