Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 392 · 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.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) a smaller next step (d) waiting to feel ready
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) celebrating small steps (d) a smaller next step
7. 7.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) much bigger (c) optional (d) smaller
8. 8.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) harsh self-blame (c) a smaller next step (d) celebrating small steps
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
12. 12.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) waiting to feel ready (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
13. 13.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) celebrating small steps
15. 15.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) scrolling for hours
16. 16.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) comparing with toppers (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
18. 18.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
25. 25.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
30. 30.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) only strangers online (c) keep it all inside (d) nobody ever
31. 31.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) a chance to learn (c) you are a failure (d) the goal is silly
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
36. 36.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (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.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) blame the questions (c) find what went wrong (d) tear up the paper
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) a too-big daily target

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