Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 319 · 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? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) a study buddy
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) quitting after one miss
4. 4.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) tear up the paper (c) find what went wrong (d) stop studying it
8. 8.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) the goal is silly (c) you should quit (d) you are a failure
9. 9.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a study buddy (c) harsh self-blame (d) waiting to feel ready
10. 10.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) comparing with toppers
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
14. 14.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
17. 17.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) small daily wins (d) celebrating small steps
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
25. 25.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
28. 28.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
30. 30.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) much bigger (d) smaller
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
32. 32.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) harsh self-blame (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
33. 33.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
35. 35.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “Others are smarter.”
36. 36.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
37. 37.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
39. 39.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) nobody ever (b) a parent or teacher (c) only strangers online (d) keep it all inside

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