Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 378 · 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.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) copy answers (c) skip it forever (d) ask a teacher or friend
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) a progress chart
3. 3.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) find what went wrong (c) blame the questions (d) tear up the paper
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) a smaller next step
7. 7.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) quitting after one miss
8. 8.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
12. 12.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) a too-big daily target
14. 14.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) small daily wins
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a study buddy (d) a progress chart
17. 17.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
20. 20.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) nobody ever (c) only strangers online (d) a parent or teacher
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) scrolling for hours (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
28. 28.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
30. 30.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
32. 32.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
34. 34.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) a chance to learn (c) the goal is silly (d) you should quit
35. 35.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) celebrating small steps
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
38. 38.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) celebrating small steps (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target

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