Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 98 · 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) a study buddy (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
2. 2.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) find what went wrong (b) stop studying it (c) blame the questions (d) tear up the paper
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
4. 4.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) a progress chart
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a smaller next step (c) scrolling for hours (d) a too-big daily target
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
11. 11.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) a too-big daily target (c) celebrating small steps (d) recalling your reason
14. 14.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) quitting after one miss (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
16. 16.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
19. 19.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) comparing with toppers (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) a progress chart (c) waiting to feel ready (d) scrolling for hours
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
26. 26.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) optional (c) smaller (d) much bigger
27. 27.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) keep it all inside (b) nobody ever (c) a parent or teacher (d) only strangers online
30. 30.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
32. 32.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) quitting after one miss
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought

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