Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 391 · 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? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) quitting after one miss (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) a too-big daily target (d) a progress chart
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) quitting after one miss (d) celebrating small steps
6. 6.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) comparing with toppers
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a study buddy (d) quitting after one miss
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
13. 13.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) nobody ever (b) only strangers online (c) keep it all inside (d) a parent or teacher
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
15. 15.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) a too-big daily target
17. 17.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) a too-big daily target (c) harsh self-blame (d) comparing with toppers
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) find what went wrong (c) tear up the paper (d) stop studying it
20. 20.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) smaller (d) much bigger
22. 22.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) you should quit (c) a chance to learn (d) the goal is silly
26. 26.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
28. 28.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
32. 32.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) quitting after one miss (c) small daily wins (d) harsh self-blame
34. 34.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
37. 37.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) harsh self-blame
38. 38.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) hide it (d) copy answers
39. 39.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False

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