Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 235 · 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) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) recalling your reason (d) scrolling for hours
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) harsh self-blame (c) a study buddy (d) small daily wins
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) small daily wins (d) a too-big daily target
4. 4.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) scrolling for hours (c) quitting after one miss (d) comparing with toppers
5. 5.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) quitting after one miss (c) a progress chart (d) small daily wins
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: harsh self-blame? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) small daily wins (d) quitting after one miss
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
10. 10.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) harsh self-blame (c) small daily wins (d) scrolling for hours
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.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
13. 13.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
15. 15.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) comparing with toppers (c) a smaller next step (d) recalling your reason
19. 19.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) waiting to feel ready (c) celebrating small steps (d) a too-big daily target
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) a study buddy
22. 22.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) a too-big daily target (c) a progress chart (d) a study buddy
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) small daily wins (c) harsh self-blame (d) a smaller next step
25. 25.💪 A setback means… (a) you are a failure (b) the goal is silly (c) a chance to learn (d) you should quit
26. 26.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
28. 28.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) scrolling for hours (b) a smaller next step (c) recalling your reason (d) small daily wins
29. 29.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) comparing with toppers (d) a progress chart
31. 31.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) secret (c) smaller (d) much bigger
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
34. 34.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
35. 35.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a smaller next step (c) comparing with toppers (d) harsh self-blame
37. 37.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) scrolling for hours (c) a progress chart (d) comparing with toppers
38. 38.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) keep it all inside (c) only strangers online (d) nobody ever
40. 40.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a progress chart (d) a smaller next step

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