Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 848 · 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: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) a smaller next step (d) a study buddy
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
5. 5.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) harsh self-blame (c) quitting after one miss (d) scrolling for hours
7. 7.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) celebrating small steps (d) harsh self-blame
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
13. 13.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) a too-big daily target
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
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.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you are a failure (c) a chance to learn (d) you should quit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) harsh self-blame
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
22. 22.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) comparing with toppers (b) recalling your reason (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
23. 23.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
24. 24.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
28. 28.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
32. 32.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
34. 34.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) harsh self-blame (d) a study buddy
39. 39.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True

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