Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 890 · 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.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
2. 2.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) recalling your reason (d) comparing with toppers
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
5. 5.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a progress chart (d) a too-big daily target
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
8. 8.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
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.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
12. 12.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) stop studying it (b) tear up the paper (c) find what went wrong (d) blame the questions
13. 13.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
16. 16.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) a progress chart
17. 17.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) harsh self-blame (c) scrolling for hours (d) comparing with toppers
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) quitting after one miss
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
23. 23.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a progress chart (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
24. 24.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
28. 28.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a smaller next step
31. 31.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
32. 32.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) smaller (c) much bigger (d) optional
33. 33.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
35. 35.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “Others are smarter.”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a study buddy (c) quitting after one miss (d) recalling your reason
38. 38.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) you should quit (c) the goal is silly (d) a chance to learn
40. 40.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True

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