Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

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

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