Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 217 · 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 of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) harsh self-blame
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) small daily wins
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
5. 5.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I can improve this.”
8. 8.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) quitting after one miss (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
12. 12.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) small daily wins
15. 15.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) tear up the paper (c) blame the questions (d) stop studying it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) harsh self-blame
17. 17.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
19. 19.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) a smaller next step (c) a too-big daily target (d) celebrating small steps
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) hide it (c) copy answers (d) ask a teacher or friend
23. 23.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
25. 25.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) much bigger (c) secret (d) smaller
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) small daily wins
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) small daily wins
33. 33.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) a smaller next step
34. 34.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) recalling your reason
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) a smaller next step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) comparing with toppers
37. 37.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
39. 39.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought

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