Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

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

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