Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 780 · 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: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
3. 3.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
6. 6.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) recalling your reason (d) quitting after one miss
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
11. 11.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a study buddy (b) a too-big daily target (c) scrolling for hours (d) comparing with toppers
13. 13.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a smaller next step (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) a too-big daily target
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) stop studying it (c) find what went wrong (d) tear up the paper
22. 22.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
26. 26.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a study buddy (c) quitting after one miss (d) a too-big daily target
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) quitting after one miss (c) harsh self-blame (d) comparing with toppers
29. 29.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
32. 32.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
37. 37.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) smaller (c) secret (d) optional
38. 38.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I can improve this.”
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going

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