Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 980 · 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? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
2. 2.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a study buddy (c) quitting after one miss (d) comparing with toppers
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) scrolling for hours (d) harsh self-blame
5. 5.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) you are a failure (c) the goal is silly (d) a chance to learn
6. 6.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) quitting after one miss
8. 8.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) smaller (c) optional (d) secret
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
12. 12.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a progress chart (c) scrolling for hours (d) waiting to feel ready
15. 15.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
16. 16.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
17. 17.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss
18. 18.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss
19. 19.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
20. 20.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
22. 22.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) a smaller next step
25. 25.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) copy answers (d) skip it forever
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
28. 28.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
30. 30.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a too-big daily target (c) quitting after one miss (d) comparing with toppers
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
34. 34.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) a smaller next step
38. 38.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
39. 39.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going

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