Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 828 · 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: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
3. 3.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) hide it (c) copy answers (d) ask a teacher or friend
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
6. 6.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
9. 9.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) a study buddy
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
12. 12.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
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: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) small daily wins (c) quitting after one miss (d) a too-big daily target
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
27. 27.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) find what went wrong (c) tear up the paper (d) blame the questions
30. 30.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) small daily wins
32. 32.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) harsh self-blame (c) scrolling for hours (d) comparing with toppers
34. 34.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
38. 38.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) recalling your reason (d) harsh self-blame
39. 39.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
40. 40.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) quitting after one miss

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