Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 439 · 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.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
6. 6.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) secret (c) smaller (d) much bigger
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
8. 8.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
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? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
13. 13.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) ask a teacher or friend (b) skip it forever (c) hide it (d) copy answers
15. 15.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) find what went wrong (c) blame the questions (d) tear up the paper
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) a smaller next step (d) waiting to feel ready
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
19. 19.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) quitting after one miss (c) scrolling for hours (d) a study buddy
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
29. 29.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) celebrating small steps
30. 30.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) harsh self-blame (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) quitting after one miss (c) small daily wins (d) scrolling for hours
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) celebrating small steps
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) harsh self-blame (c) celebrating small steps (d) a too-big daily target
36. 36.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
39. 39.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I am hopeless.”

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