Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 188 · 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.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) secret (c) optional (d) much bigger
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) the goal is silly (c) you are a failure (d) a chance to learn
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a progress chart (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
8. 8.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) quitting after one miss (c) a study buddy (d) harsh self-blame
10. 10.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
11. 11.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) stop studying it (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) a study buddy
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
15. 15.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
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.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
19. 19.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) a progress chart
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
22. 22.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) a progress chart
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) scrolling for hours
26. 26.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
31. 31.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) harsh self-blame
33. 33.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (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.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
36. 36.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
40. 40.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy

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