Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 802 · 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? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
5. 5.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “I am hopeless.”
8. 8.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) much bigger (c) smaller (d) optional
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
12. 12.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you should quit (c) you are a failure (d) a chance to learn
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
15. 15.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
17. 17.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason
19. 19.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) stop studying it (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) quitting after one miss (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
23. 23.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
24. 24.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
26. 26.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) quitting after one miss (c) scrolling for hours (d) a too-big daily target
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
30. 30.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a smaller next step (c) scrolling for hours (d) waiting to feel ready
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) recalling your reason
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) harsh self-blame (d) celebrating small steps
36. 36.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
40. 40.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False

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