Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 936 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) a smaller next step (d) waiting to feel ready
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) recalling your reason (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
3. 3.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) a study buddy (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) a too-big daily target
6. 6.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
8. 8.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
10. 10.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
12. 12.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) harsh self-blame
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) celebrating small steps (d) harsh self-blame
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
17. 17.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) secret (c) much bigger (d) smaller
18. 18.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
20. 20.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a study buddy (c) a too-big daily target (d) a progress chart
22. 22.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
23. 23.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) blame the questions (c) stop studying it (d) find what went wrong
24. 24.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) you are a failure (c) you should quit (d) the goal is silly
27. 27.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) comparing with toppers
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a study buddy (c) quitting after one miss (d) a progress chart
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) comparing with toppers (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
34. 34.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
37. 37.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
38. 38.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True

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