Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 289 · 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 a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) you should quit (c) the goal is silly (d) a chance to learn
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) comparing with toppers (c) celebrating small steps (d) a progress chart
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) quitting after one miss
6. 6.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) a smaller next step
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) a study buddy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
9. 9.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “Why try at all?”
10. 10.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
12. 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) a progress chart
14. 14.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
16. 16.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) harsh self-blame (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
19. 19.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) copy answers (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) skip it forever
22. 22.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) find what went wrong (c) stop studying it (d) tear up the paper
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
25. 25.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
29. 29.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) harsh self-blame (d) a progress chart
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) a smaller next step
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) celebrating small steps
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) recalling your reason
34. 34.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) smaller (d) much bigger
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) quitting after one miss (c) harsh self-blame (d) a smaller next step
36. 36.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought

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