Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 309 · 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.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a too-big daily target (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
3. 3.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) harsh self-blame (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
8. 8.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) a too-big daily target (c) celebrating small steps (d) small daily wins
9. 9.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) nobody ever (c) a parent or teacher (d) only strangers online
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) quitting after one miss
15. 15.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) tear up the paper (c) find what went wrong (d) blame the questions
16. 16.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) scrolling for hours
21. 21.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) much bigger (c) smaller (d) optional
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
24. 24.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
26. 26.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you should quit (c) you are a failure (d) the goal is silly
27. 27.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) harsh self-blame
31. 31.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) celebrating small steps
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
40. 40.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False

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