Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 383 · 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? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) a too-big daily target (d) a study buddy
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
6. 6.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) a chance to learn (c) you are a failure (d) the goal is silly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) quitting after one miss (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
9. 9.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) optional (c) secret (d) much bigger
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
13. 13.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
15. 15.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I can improve this.”
16. 16.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
19. 19.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) only strangers online (c) a parent or teacher (d) nobody ever
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
23. 23.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
27. 27.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) stop studying it (c) blame the questions (d) tear up the paper
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
30. 30.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss
33. 33.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) celebrating small steps
34. 34.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a too-big daily target (c) scrolling for hours (d) harsh self-blame
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) a too-big daily target (d) celebrating small steps
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
38. 38.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) celebrating small steps
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought

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