Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

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

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