Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 655 · 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 thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
2. 2.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” 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.💪 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
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
6. 6.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) a too-big daily target
7. 7.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) scrolling for hours (c) a too-big daily target (d) comparing with toppers
8. 8.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
11. 11.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
15. 15.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
17. 17.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) quitting after one miss (c) scrolling for hours (d) a too-big daily target
19. 19.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
22. 22.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) comparing with toppers
23. 23.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
29. 29.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) secret (c) smaller (d) optional
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
35. 35.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
36. 36.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
38. 38.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
40. 40.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False

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