Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 70 · 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 of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) celebrating small steps
2. 2.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
4. 4.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) find what went wrong (c) blame the questions (d) stop studying it
5. 5.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
6. 6.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) comparing with toppers
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
9. 9.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
11. 11.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
14. 14.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) a chance to learn (c) you are a failure (d) you should quit
15. 15.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) much bigger (d) smaller
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
20. 20.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
24. 24.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) hide it (d) copy answers
26. 26.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) recalling your reason (d) harsh self-blame
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “I am hopeless.”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) quitting after one miss (c) a progress chart (d) a smaller next step
33. 33.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) harsh self-blame (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
37. 37.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) recalling your reason
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) small daily wins (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours

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