Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 528 · 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.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) secret (c) much bigger (d) optional
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
3. 3.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “I can improve this.”
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
8. 8.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a progress chart
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a smaller next step (c) quitting after one miss (d) a too-big daily target
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
14. 14.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) comparing with toppers (c) a study buddy (d) quitting after one miss
16. 16.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) hide it (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) copy answers
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
18. 18.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a too-big daily target (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a progress chart
30. 30.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) quitting after one miss
32. 32.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason
36. 36.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
37. 37.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) a too-big daily target

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