Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 314 · 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? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a progress chart (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
3. 3.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “Why try at all?”
4. 4.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💪 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) stop studying it (d) blame the questions
7. 7.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) waiting to feel ready
11. 11.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) a chance to learn (c) the goal is silly (d) you should quit
12. 12.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) celebrating small steps
13. 13.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a study buddy (c) harsh self-blame (d) scrolling for hours
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) quitting after one miss (d) a study buddy
23. 23.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
25. 25.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
27. 27.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) a smaller next step (d) recalling your reason
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
29. 29.💬 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
30. 30.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) recalling your reason (c) celebrating small steps (d) small daily wins
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
38. 38.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) smaller (d) much bigger

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