Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 651 · 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 never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) stop studying it (c) find what went wrong (d) tear up the paper
3. 3.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
6. 6.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
8. 8.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) harsh self-blame (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
12. 12.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
14. 14.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
17. 17.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) quitting after one miss (d) a progress chart
18. 18.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
21. 21.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) celebrating small steps
24. 24.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) a chance to learn (c) you should quit (d) the goal is silly
25. 25.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
29. 29.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
31. 31.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
32. 32.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) waiting to feel ready
34. 34.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) much bigger (c) secret (d) optional
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) celebrating small steps (c) a progress chart (d) a smaller next step
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
37. 37.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
39. 39.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True

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