Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 513 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a progress chart
2. 2.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) smaller (c) secret (d) much bigger
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) comparing with toppers
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a smaller next step (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
8. 8.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) find what went wrong (c) stop studying it (d) blame the questions
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
11. 11.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) scrolling for hours
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
15. 15.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) quitting after one miss (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
18. 18.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
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.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
22. 22.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) harsh self-blame (c) a progress chart (d) comparing with toppers
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
24. 24.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
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 of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) comparing with toppers
27. 27.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
30. 30.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a progress chart (c) small daily wins (d) harsh self-blame
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
34. 34.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
39. 39.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a too-big daily target (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins

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