Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 882 · 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: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a progress chart
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a too-big daily target (d) a smaller next step
6. 6.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason
8. 8.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) a progress chart
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
12. 12.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) quitting after one miss (d) celebrating small steps
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful 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.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
18. 18.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
19. 19.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
20. 20.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) skip it forever (c) hide it (d) ask a teacher or friend
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) quitting after one miss
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) a smaller next step
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a too-big daily target (c) celebrating small steps (d) a study buddy
29. 29.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
33. 33.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) quitting after one miss
34. 34.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) the goal is silly (c) you should quit (d) you are a failure
35. 35.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a study buddy (c) quitting after one miss (d) waiting to feel ready
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
37. 37.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) comparing with toppers (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) harsh self-blame (c) small daily wins (d) celebrating small steps
39. 39.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) smaller (b) much bigger (c) secret (d) optional

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