Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 273 · 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: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) harsh self-blame (c) a too-big daily target (d) quitting after one miss
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) a progress chart
6. 6.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
9. 9.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a progress chart (c) waiting to feel ready (d) recalling your reason
10. 10.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) harsh self-blame (c) a too-big daily target (d) recalling your reason
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) harsh self-blame (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
14. 14.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
16. 16.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) nobody ever (c) only strangers online (d) keep it all inside
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
19. 19.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) a chance to learn (c) you are a failure (d) the goal is silly
20. 20.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “I am hopeless.”
23. 23.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a progress chart (c) a study buddy (d) celebrating small steps
24. 24.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) harsh self-blame
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
27. 27.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
29. 29.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a study buddy (c) a too-big daily target (d) recalling your reason
31. 31.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) comparing with toppers (c) a study buddy (d) celebrating small steps
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) quitting after one miss (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a progress chart
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
39. 39.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
40. 40.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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