Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 200 · 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.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) ask a teacher or friend (b) hide it (c) copy answers (d) skip it forever
2. 2.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
4. 4.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
8. 8.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: recalling your reason? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
9. 9.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
10. 10.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
12. 12.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) a chance to learn (c) you should quit (d) the goal is silly
13. 13.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a smaller next step (c) scrolling for hours (d) waiting to feel ready
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a too-big daily target (c) a study buddy (d) a smaller next step
17. 17.True or false: “quitting after one miss” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) much bigger (b) optional (c) smaller (d) secret
19. 19.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
21. 21.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “comparing with toppers” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) a progress chart (d) scrolling for hours
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
25. 25.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) recalling your reason
28. 28.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) quitting after one miss (c) a too-big daily target (d) small daily wins
31. 31.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “I can improve this.” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “Others are smarter.”
33. 33.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) small daily wins (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
34. 34.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
36. 36.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) only strangers online (b) keep it all inside (c) a parent or teacher (d) nobody ever
38. 38.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True

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