Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 941 · 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 drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a progress chart (c) celebrating small steps (d) quitting after one miss
2. 2.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
8. 8.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
10. 10.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “I can improve this.”
11. 11.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) harsh self-blame (c) celebrating small steps (d) small daily wins
13. 13.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a smaller next step (c) a too-big daily target (d) scrolling for hours
17. 17.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
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.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a too-big daily target (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
22. 22.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) stop studying it (c) blame the questions (d) find what went wrong
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) a study buddy (d) celebrating small steps
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) a study buddy
27. 27.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) copy answers (b) hide it (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) skip it forever
28. 28.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) a study buddy (d) quitting after one miss
30. 30.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) comparing with toppers (c) a smaller next step (d) celebrating small steps
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) smaller (c) secret (d) optional
34. 34.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
36. 36.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
37. 37.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
39. 39.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you should quit (c) you are a failure (d) a chance to learn
40. 40.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False

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