Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 335 · 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? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) waiting to feel ready
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) quitting after one miss
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) small daily wins
11. 11.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
12. 12.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
16. 16.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
19. 19.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) much bigger (c) smaller (d) optional
20. 20.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) a chance to learn (c) you should quit (d) you are a failure
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
24. 24.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
26. 26.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
28. 28.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
30. 30.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) harsh self-blame (d) a progress chart
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
32. 32.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) copy answers (d) hide it
34. 34.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
35. 35.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
36. 36.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
38. 38.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True

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