Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 794 · 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.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
2. 2.True or false: “a too-big daily target” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) quitting after one miss (d) a smaller next step
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) harsh self-blame (c) a study buddy (d) celebrating small steps
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
7. 7.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) find what went wrong (c) tear up the paper (d) stop studying it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
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 of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
11. 11.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
13. 13.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) celebrating small steps (d) a smaller next step
16. 16.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a progress chart (c) celebrating small steps (d) recalling your reason
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a study buddy
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.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
23. 23.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) optional (c) secret (d) much bigger
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
25. 25.🌟 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.”
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) scrolling for hours (d) harsh self-blame
32. 32.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a progress chart (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
33. 33.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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