Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 640 · 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 give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) a smaller next step
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) stop studying it (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions
9. 9.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) the goal is silly (c) you should quit (d) a chance to learn
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
12. 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
13. 13.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) harsh self-blame (c) a progress chart (d) a too-big daily target
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
22. 22.🌟 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.”
23. 23.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
29. 29.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) scrolling for hours
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) harsh self-blame (d) comparing with toppers
36. 36.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) harsh self-blame
39. 39.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) celebrating small steps

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