Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 403 · 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 keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) quitting after one miss (d) harsh self-blame
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) a progress chart
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
6. 6.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) you are a failure (c) the goal is silly (d) a chance to learn
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
13. 13.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
15. 15.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) skip it forever (d) hide it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
17. 17.💬 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
18. 18.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
26. 26.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) a too-big daily target (d) quitting after one miss
30. 30.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a too-big daily target (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
31. 31.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
38. 38.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) scrolling for hours
39. 39.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) recalling your reason
40. 40.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True

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