Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 940 · 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.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
2. 2.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) you should quit (c) a chance to learn (d) the goal is silly
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
4. 4.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
7. 7.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a progress chart (c) a smaller next step (d) a study buddy
10. 10.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
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: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
14. 14.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) waiting to feel ready (c) quitting after one miss (d) harsh self-blame
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “a smaller next step” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a too-big daily target” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a progress chart (c) comparing with toppers (d) waiting to feel ready
25. 25.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) a smaller next step
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
31. 31.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
33. 33.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) a progress chart
37. 37.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a study buddy (c) quitting after one miss (d) scrolling for hours
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers

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