Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 163 · 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.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) comparing with toppers (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a too-big daily target (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
4. 4.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💪 A setback means… (a) the goal is silly (b) you should quit (c) a chance to learn (d) you are a failure
6. 6.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) waiting to feel ready
8. 8.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
10. 10.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
12. 12.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
14. 14.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
15. 15.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a too-big daily target (c) recalling your reason (d) celebrating small steps
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) harsh self-blame
17. 17.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
23. 23.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
25. 25.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
26. 26.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
29. 29.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) quitting after one miss (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
30. 30.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: waiting to feel ready? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) harsh self-blame
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a too-big daily target (d) recalling your reason
36. 36.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I am hopeless.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “I can improve this.”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) a study buddy (d) comparing with toppers
38. 38.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.True or false: “small daily wins” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips