Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 236 · 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 drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) a too-big daily target
2. 2.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
3. 3.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) quitting after one miss (d) comparing with toppers
4. 4.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) celebrating small steps (d) waiting to feel ready
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) quitting after one miss (c) waiting to feel ready (d) a too-big daily target
9. 9.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “a study buddy” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I give up on maths forever.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
13. 13.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “I can improve this.” (b) “I am hopeless.” (c) “Others are smarter.” (d) “Why try at all?”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) comparing with toppers (c) a study buddy (d) harsh self-blame
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) comparing with toppers
16. 16.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) a smaller next step (c) harsh self-blame (d) small daily wins
17. 17.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: celebrating small steps? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
20. 20.🎯 After a setback, it often helps to make the next step… (a) optional (b) smaller (c) secret (d) much bigger
21. 21.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “It was all the teacher’s fault.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
22. 22.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
23. 23.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
24. 24.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
25. 25.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a progress chart (b) celebrating small steps (c) recalling your reason (d) comparing with toppers
26. 26.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
28. 28.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a smaller next step (c) small daily wins (d) celebrating small steps
30. 30.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) harsh self-blame (c) comparing with toppers (d) celebrating small steps
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
33. 33.True or false: “a smaller next step” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) celebrating small steps (c) harsh self-blame (d) a too-big daily target
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) a progress chart (c) a smaller next step (d) waiting to feel ready
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) quitting after one miss (c) a progress chart (d) waiting to feel ready
37. 37.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) harsh self-blame (b) a smaller next step (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
38. 38.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
39. 39.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) only strangers online (c) keep it all inside (d) nobody ever
40. 40.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False

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