Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 450 · 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.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) a parent or teacher (c) nobody ever (d) only strangers online
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
4. 4.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) a chance to learn (c) the goal is silly (d) you are a failure
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
7. 7.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a study buddy (c) a progress chart (d) celebrating small steps
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
17. 17.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) scrolling for hours (d) small daily wins
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
19. 19.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) comparing with toppers (c) a smaller next step (d) a study buddy
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) quitting after one miss
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
26. 26.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “Others are smarter.”
28. 28.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) harsh self-blame
30. 30.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) copy answers (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) hide it
33. 33.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a study buddy (c) a progress chart (d) quitting after one miss
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
37. 37.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) tear up the paper (c) find what went wrong (d) blame the questions
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) harsh self-blame (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False

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