Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 146 · 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? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) quitting after one miss (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
3. 3.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “comparing with toppers” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) a smaller next step
6. 6.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) quitting after one miss (c) waiting to feel ready (d) harsh self-blame
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.True or false: “harsh self-blame” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
12. 12.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
13. 13.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you are a failure (c) a chance to learn (d) you should quit
15. 15.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) smaller (c) optional (d) secret
17. 17.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a smaller next step (b) a study buddy (c) recalling your reason (d) comparing with toppers
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
19. 19.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
22. 22.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
23. 23.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
25. 25.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) celebrating small steps
27. 27.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) nobody ever (b) only strangers online (c) a parent or teacher (d) keep it all inside
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) small daily wins (d) a too-big daily target
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
30. 30.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
32. 32.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) scrolling for hours (c) recalling your reason (d) harsh self-blame
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
35. 35.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful 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) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) quitting after one miss (c) a too-big daily target (d) celebrating small steps
40. 40.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought

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