Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 827 · 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.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) a parent or teacher (c) only strangers online (d) nobody ever
2. 2.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
5. 5.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) harsh self-blame
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
12. 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
14. 14.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) much bigger (c) smaller (d) secret
15. 15.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) a study buddy
16. 16.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) find what went wrong (c) stop studying it (d) blame the questions
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
20. 20.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
22. 22.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) harsh self-blame (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
24. 24.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
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.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “Why try at all?”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) quitting after one miss (d) celebrating small steps
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) a progress chart
35. 35.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
38. 38.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) a progress chart
39. 39.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) you should quit (c) a chance to learn (d) the goal is silly

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