Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 226 · 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 am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) a progress chart (d) scrolling for hours
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
4. 4.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) harsh self-blame (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
8. 8.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
12. 12.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a progress chart (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
17. 17.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) a progress chart (d) harsh self-blame
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) quitting after one miss (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
25. 25.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
26. 26.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) skip it forever (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) hide it
27. 27.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a progress chart (c) waiting to feel ready (d) harsh self-blame
28. 28.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
30. 30.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) stop studying it (c) blame the questions (d) find what went wrong
31. 31.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
34. 34.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) quitting after one miss (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
35. 35.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
39. 39.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought

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