Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 633 · 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? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
6. 6.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) small daily wins
7. 7.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “Others are smarter.”
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
9. 9.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
12. 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
13. 13.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
16. 16.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) much bigger (c) secret (d) optional
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) harsh self-blame (d) celebrating small steps
23. 23.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) find what went wrong (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
25. 25.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) hide it (d) skip it forever
26. 26.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
29. 29.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a progress chart (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you should quit (c) the goal is silly (d) you are a failure
34. 34.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) a too-big daily target (d) comparing with toppers
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) recalling your reason
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
38. 38.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) comparing with toppers

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