Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 323 · 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 can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
2. 2.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) quitting after one miss (c) a progress chart (d) scrolling for hours
3. 3.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
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? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
6. 6.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) copy answers (d) skip it forever
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) comparing with toppers (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) a study buddy
8. 8.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) a too-big daily target
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
11. 11.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) the goal is silly (c) a chance to learn (d) you should quit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) small daily wins
15. 15.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
16. 16.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) scrolling for hours (c) a smaller next step (d) a too-big daily target
17. 17.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) scrolling for hours (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
23. 23.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
26. 26.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) secret (c) optional (d) much bigger
28. 28.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
32. 32.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
36. 36.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
39. 39.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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