Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 49 · 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.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) blame the questions (c) tear up the paper (d) find what went wrong
2. 2.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) harsh self-blame (d) a smaller next step
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
4. 4.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) a progress chart
6. 6.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a study buddy (c) harsh self-blame (d) a smaller next step
8. 8.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
11. 11.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) celebrating small steps
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
15. 15.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
17. 17.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) harsh self-blame (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you should quit (c) you are a failure (d) a chance to learn
22. 22.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) scrolling for hours (d) comparing with toppers
25. 25.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I can improve this.”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) harsh self-blame (d) a study buddy
28. 28.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
32. 32.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
36. 36.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) scrolling for hours (d) a smaller next step

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