Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 464 · 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? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
5. 5.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
8. 8.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) waiting to feel ready
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
10. 10.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) waiting to feel ready (d) recalling your reason
11. 11.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
14. 14.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) smaller (c) optional (d) secret
16. 16.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) stop studying it (c) find what went wrong (d) tear up the paper
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
20. 20.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
22. 22.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
23. 23.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
26. 26.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) a study buddy (d) scrolling for hours
28. 28.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a smaller next step (c) a too-big daily target (d) quitting after one miss
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
33. 33.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) harsh self-blame (c) recalling your reason (d) a study buddy
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
36. 36.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) a too-big daily target
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
38. 38.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
40. 40.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart

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