Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 538 · 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) quitting after one miss (b) scrolling for hours (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) a smaller next step
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
5. 5.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) a chance to learn (c) you should quit (d) the goal is silly
6. 6.🤝 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
7. 7.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) tear up the paper (c) stop studying it (d) blame the questions
9. 9.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a too-big daily target (c) harsh self-blame (d) a progress chart
13. 13.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) smaller (c) much bigger (d) secret
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
15. 15.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
18. 18.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful 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.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) quitting after one miss
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
29. 29.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) a study buddy
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
38. 38.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) a smaller next step
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready

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