Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 354 · 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 did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) tear up the paper (b) blame the questions (c) find what went wrong (d) stop studying it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) a smaller next step (c) a too-big daily target (d) harsh self-blame
3. 3.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a too-big daily target (b) a study buddy (c) celebrating small steps (d) a progress chart
4. 4.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
5. 5.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) harsh self-blame (c) a smaller next step (d) small daily wins
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “One low mark does not define me.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.True or false: “One low mark does not define me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
9. 9.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
11. 11.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
12. 12.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) comparing with toppers (c) small daily wins (d) recalling your reason
13. 13.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “Everyone is better than me.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) quitting after one miss (c) small daily wins (d) a progress chart
17. 17.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) small daily wins (b) a progress chart (c) celebrating small steps (d) scrolling for hours
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quitting after one miss (b) harsh self-blame (c) a progress chart (d) a too-big daily target
19. 19.True or false: “recalling your reason” keeps you motivated. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🤝 You feel stuck on a topic for days. What helps? (a) hide it (b) ask a teacher or friend (c) copy answers (d) skip it forever
22. 22.💪 A setback means… (a) you should quit (b) the goal is silly (c) a chance to learn (d) you are a failure
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) harsh self-blame (b) recalling your reason (c) comparing with toppers (d) quitting after one miss
24. 24.True or false: “I give up on maths forever.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Everyone is better than me.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a study buddy (b) small daily wins (c) celebrating small steps (d) comparing with toppers
28. 28.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) quitting after one miss (b) scrolling for hours (c) comparing with toppers (d) a study buddy
29. 29.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
30. 30.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) recalling your reason (c) small daily wins (d) a smaller next step
31. 31.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Why try at all?” (b) “Others are smarter.” (c) “I can improve this.” (d) “I am hopeless.”
32. 32.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) a smaller next step (b) a too-big daily target (c) waiting to feel ready (d) comparing with toppers
33. 33.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a too-big daily target? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
34. 34.True or false: “I improved in two topics — good.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) small daily wins (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
36. 36.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “What will I do differently next time?” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
37. 37.True or false: “scrolling for hours” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) quitting after one miss
39. 39.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I can learn from this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
40. 40.💬 Who can you talk to when you feel low about studies? (a) a parent or teacher (b) keep it all inside (c) nobody ever (d) only strangers online

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