Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 675 · 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.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
3. 3.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
6. 6.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) celebrating small steps
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) quitting after one miss (d) a study buddy
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
12. 12.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) comparing with toppers (c) quitting after one miss (d) a too-big daily target
14. 14.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
19. 19.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) harsh self-blame (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
21. 21.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
23. 23.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
26. 26.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) a study buddy (d) harsh self-blame
27. 27.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
30. 30.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) a parent or teacher (c) only strangers online (d) nobody ever
31. 31.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
35. 35.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
38. 38.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) skip it forever (d) copy answers
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) secret (c) optional (d) much bigger

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