Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 777 · 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 will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) a smaller next step (d) a too-big daily target
6. 6.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) much bigger (c) optional (d) secret
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
9. 9.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) celebrating small steps (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
11. 11.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
13. 13.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a study buddy (c) small daily wins (d) scrolling for hours
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) a progress chart (d) waiting to feel ready
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) harsh self-blame (c) a smaller next step (d) a study buddy
18. 18.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) quitting after one miss
19. 19.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) small daily wins
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a progress chart (c) a smaller next step (d) recalling your reason
25. 25.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) find what went wrong (c) stop studying it (d) tear up the paper
28. 28.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
31. 31.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) quitting after one miss (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
36. 36.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) a too-big daily target (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
39. 39.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) the goal is silly (c) a chance to learn (d) you are a failure
40. 40.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True

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