Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 267 · 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) a study buddy (b) a smaller next step (c) celebrating small steps (d) a too-big daily target
2. 2.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “I can improve this.”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) waiting to feel ready (c) small daily wins (d) harsh self-blame
4. 4.True or false: “quitting after one miss” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) celebrating small steps (c) a too-big daily target (d) quitting after one miss
8. 8.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) skip it forever (b) hide it (c) ask a teacher or friend (d) copy answers
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) celebrating small steps (c) scrolling for hours (d) recalling your reason
10. 10.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a too-big daily target (b) scrolling for hours (c) quitting after one miss (d) a study buddy
13. 13.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) a progress chart (c) quitting after one miss (d) a smaller next step
14. 14.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a study buddy (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
15. 15.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a too-big daily target (b) waiting to feel ready (c) a smaller next step (d) comparing with toppers
16. 16.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) comparing with toppers (b) small daily wins (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
17. 17.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
18. 18.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💪 A setback means… (a) a chance to learn (b) the goal is silly (c) you are a failure (d) you should quit
20. 20.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: scrolling for hours? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) a smaller next step
25. 25.True or false: “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) celebrating small steps (d) recalling your reason
28. 28.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a smaller next step? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
30. 30.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a too-big daily target (c) a progress chart (d) recalling your reason
32. 32.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
33. 33.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “harsh self-blame” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
37. 37.True or false: “small daily wins” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a study buddy” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: small daily wins? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) comparing with toppers

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