Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 250 · 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 keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) a too-big daily target (d) a progress chart
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) comparing with toppers
5. 5.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) nobody ever (b) keep it all inside (c) only strangers online (d) a parent or teacher
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) scrolling for hours (d) celebrating small steps
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
11. 11.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
15. 15.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
17. 17.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
19. 19.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) much bigger (c) secret (d) smaller
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
24. 24.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
26. 26.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you are a failure (c) you should quit (d) a chance to learn
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
28. 28.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) celebrating small steps
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
34. 34.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
36. 36.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) a progress chart
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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