Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 657 · 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.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) tear up the paper (c) find what went wrong (d) blame the questions
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
4. 4.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
7. 7.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) much bigger (c) smaller (d) secret
8. 8.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) quitting after one miss (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
11. 11.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) quitting after one miss
15. 15.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you are a failure (c) you should quit (d) the goal is silly
16. 16.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a study buddy (c) quitting after one miss (d) a too-big daily target
21. 21.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) a smaller next step
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
29. 29.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
32. 32.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
34. 34.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) celebrating small steps (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) harsh self-blame
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) scrolling for hours
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
39. 39.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive

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