Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 375 · 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? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
4. 4.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a too-big daily target (d) quitting after one miss
8. 8.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) harsh self-blame
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) celebrating small steps
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
14. 14.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a study buddy (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
15. 15.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) a progress chart
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
17. 17.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
19. 19.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) quitting after one miss (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
24. 24.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
26. 26.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) tear up the paper (c) blame the questions (d) find what went wrong
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) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
31. 31.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) harsh self-blame
32. 32.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) comparing with toppers
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) harsh self-blame
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
38. 38.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True

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