Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 348 · 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.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
5. 5.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
9. 9.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) skip it forever (d) hide it
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
11. 11.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) a smaller next step
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) a progress chart
13. 13.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
15. 15.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) find what went wrong (c) blame the questions (d) stop studying it
16. 16.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) the goal is silly (c) you should quit (d) a chance to learn
18. 18.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
19. 19.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) a smaller next step (d) recalling your reason
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) much bigger (d) smaller
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) scrolling for hours
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason
26. 26.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) a progress chart
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a study buddy (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
34. 34.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) comparing with toppers
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True

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