Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 489 · 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) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) the goal is silly (c) you should quit (d) you are a failure
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) harsh self-blame (d) waiting to feel ready
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
5. 5.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
11. 11.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) stop studying it (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions
14. 14.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) a smaller next step (d) celebrating small steps
15. 15.🤝 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
17. 17.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) a study buddy
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
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.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
25. 25.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) a too-big daily target
27. 27.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I can improve this.”
33. 33.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
37. 37.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) nobody ever (c) keep it all inside (d) a parent or teacher
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) much bigger (c) optional (d) secret
40. 40.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False

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