Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 1 · 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 keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
2. 2.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
4. 4.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
8. 8.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you should quit (c) you are a failure (d) a chance to learn
12. 12.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “Why try at all?” (d) “Others are smarter.”
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
15. 15.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a too-big daily target (d) comparing with toppers
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) comparing with toppers
18. 18.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) quitting after one miss (b) recalling your reason (c) a smaller next step (d) a study buddy
19. 19.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) comparing with toppers (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
22. 22.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) a too-big daily target
23. 23.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) secret (b) smaller (c) much bigger (d) optional
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a study buddy (c) harsh self-blame (d) waiting to feel ready
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) celebrating small steps (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
26. 26.True or false: “celebrating small steps” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) nobody ever (b) only strangers online (c) keep it all inside (d) a parent or teacher
28. 28.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) comparing with toppers (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
29. 29.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” 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) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
32. 32.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) celebrating small steps
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) a smaller next step (d) a progress chart
34. 34.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) a progress chart
37. 37.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) harsh self-blame (c) celebrating small steps (d) recalling your reason

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