Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 219 · 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) a smaller next step (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) quitting after one miss
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a progress chart (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a study buddy (c) a too-big daily target (d) recalling your reason
4. 4.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
11. 11.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) skip it forever (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) copy answers
12. 12.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) much bigger (d) smaller
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) celebrating small steps
14. 14.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) small daily wins (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
21. 21.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) comparing with toppers (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) scrolling for hours
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) quitting after one miss
26. 26.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) blame the questions (c) stop studying it (d) tear up the paper
28. 28.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
31. 31.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) a study buddy
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) a progress chart
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
36. 36.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
40. 40.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True

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