Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 826 · 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? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
3. 3.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
5. 5.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
9. 9.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) a study buddy (d) scrolling for hours
10. 10.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) small daily wins (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
14. 14.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a too-big daily target (c) a smaller next step (d) scrolling for hours
15. 15.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) hide it (c) skip it forever (d) ask a teacher or friend
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) recalling your reason (d) harsh self-blame
17. 17.🌟 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.”
18. 18.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) the goal is silly (c) you should quit (d) a chance to learn
19. 19.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
23. 23.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) a too-big daily target
26. 26.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) tear up the paper (c) stop studying it (d) find what went wrong
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) scrolling for hours (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
40. 40.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True

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