Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 727 · 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 keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) scrolling for hours
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) scrolling for hours (d) small daily wins
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) small daily wins
8. 8.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) the goal is silly (c) a chance to learn (d) you should quit
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
11. 11.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) tear up the paper (c) blame the questions (d) stop studying it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) comparing with toppers
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
15. 15.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
19. 19.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) much bigger (c) smaller (d) secret
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) comparing with toppers
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
22. 22.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
24. 24.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a study buddy (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
28. 28.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
29. 29.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Why try at all?”
30. 30.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
32. 32.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
36. 36.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) hide it (d) skip it forever
37. 37.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss
38. 38.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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